APRIL- JUNE 2022AUTO BUSINESS OUTLOOK 19CruisiO is retrofitting existing vehicles, and all data from those vehicles is being streamed to the cloud. The company is constructing an attractive data visualization platform that allows customers to have immediate visibility to the triple bottom line ­ their people, their impact on the planet, and profitability on a per driver basis. "The data and insights from this platform can drive additional savings and deliver added value because fleet operators will be able to see how each driver's behaviour impacts the environment and their profitability, and can incentivize drivers accordingly using this data," says Martirosian.Fuel Efficiency in Every ScenarioEven in unfavorable scenarios, CruisiO has been able to yield excellent results with its patented Pulsed Cruise Technology, as evidenced by their 18-month pilot on the East Coast with class 8 short-haul trucks. Compared to CruisiO's ideal scenario of high speed, heavy load, long-distance trips that yield the best results, this was a less-than-ideal scenario given the amount of stop-and-go traffic in mountainous areas. Despite these circumstances, CruisiO continued to demonstrate three and a half percent fuel savings on average throughout the pilot and 11 percent fuel savings on the longest haul routes. With the trucking space covered, CruisiO sees the maritime industry as another long-term impact area as ships don't possess the necessary battery storage capacity for long-haul voyages. In a pilot that they carried out with the US Marine Corps, CruisiO was able to demonstrate a seven percent fuel savings on diesel electric generators with no reduction in electrical output. The company anticipates expanding their technology into the shipping and diesel-electric generator markets.CruisiO is currently in discussions with OEMs as well as companies in the oil and gas industry on utilizing their technology. The company is also actively looking for opportunities to pilot their technology with full battery electric vehicle companies. CruisiO provides an active, fuel-saving, and emissions-reducing technology that we can easily retrofit fleets with
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