Telematics

NFI Connect™.

Building and modernizing your fleet?
NFI Connect™ is ready for you.

NFI Connect™ is a proprietary advanced telematics solution that puts real-time fleet information at your fingertips and provides easy-to-read visual reports with insightful performance and diagnostic information.

Why NFI Connect™?

  • Flexible Deployment

    Easy to deploy, compatible with multiple vehicle platforms and requires minimal IT infrastructure.

  • Stronger Performance

    Enhance your fleet performance with powerful data analysis and insightful diagnostic analytics reports at your fingertips.

  • Secure

    Protected and monitored by state-of-the-art cyber security technology.

  • Always Up to Date

    Our secure over-the-air updates help keep your fleet always up to date with the latest software.

  • Saves Fuel

    Gain full visibility into your fleet’s economy and consumption that helps improve charging and driving performance.

  • Solves Problems

    Quickly identify and address issues with real-time alerts and a live dashboard, enabling rapid action to minimize downtime and keep operations running smoothly.

  • Saves Time

    NFI Connect™ gives you smarter oversight of your whole operation, ultimately improving bus uptime.

What’s new?

NFI Connect™ is better than ever – newly enhanced, easy to use, and now works with nearly any vehicle in your fleet.

  • New Diagnostic Dashboard

    Our enhanced dashboard reporting provides more comprehensive insights and real-time data to help you optimize fleet operations. Easily monitor performance, identify issues, and make data-driven decisions to improve efficiency and reduce downtime.

  • Now available on all NFI vehicles from New Flyer, Alexander Dennis, ARBOC and MCI.

  • Enhanced geographically triggered features such as zero- and low-emission zones, and automatic riding height adjustments.

  • Expanded memory and data capacity for enhanced reporting and troubleshooting capabilities.

Powerful management tool.

NFI Connect™ monitors all critical vehicle on-board systems and data, while recording GPS location for real-time monitoring and provides enhanced Fault Codes reporting, helping you track and address issues more effectively.

  • Built-in Smart Technology

    Our on-board technology communicates real-time GPS and analytic data to ensure optimal bus and coach performance and safety.

  • Remote Access + real-time alerts

    No matter your location or device, the entire suite of information is accessible – with real-time event notifications sent as issues arise.

Features.

  • Custom Reporting

    Data reports are only important when the information they contain matters to you. We can adapt them to meet your specific goals and needs.

  • Breakdown Prevention

    Knowing about a problem before it becomes a breakdown is key to successful fleet management. Access diagnostic fault codes anytime, without needing to physically inspect the bus, allowing for proactive maintenance and minimizing the risk of unexpected breakdowns.

  • Support Team

    Our Active Centre Support team monitors your fleet and regularly sends interactive reports about the overall performance of your fleet.

From Our Customers.

I use all of the resources here (drivers, NFI Connect™, technicians). If something is reported, I determine the severity and whether or not to take the bus out of service. Your support is great because it’s not always that a driver sees a malfunction or trouble light come on. At times they come on and go right back off.

– Fleet Maintenance Manager

FAQ

The system is compatible with a variety of vehicles and can be easily retrofitted into different transit buses, highway coaches, para-transit and even can support your SUVs and cars.

The location interval can be changed according to the customer needs based upon time or distance.

NFI Connect™ uses encryption and secure communication protocols to ensure that all vehicle data is transmitted and stored safely, complying with industry standards for data security.

The system allows you to define a range of different sensor-related events and notifications can be sent to the relevant personnel via email and SMS.

With the support and training from the NFI Connect™ team, you should not need to hire additional personnel to support the system. NFI Connect­™ is designed to be operated by the end users and provide automatic alerts to required personnel.

You can generate alerts when vehicles leave any predefined area during any predefined schedule. These alerts can also indicate other actions, such as starting the engine inside or outside of these areas.

The fuel consumption is available for all vehicles operated by transit agencies. Fuel level is available for all vehicles equipped with fuel level sensors.

NFI Connect™ can send a notification when the vehicle is performing in an inefficient way based on driving maneuvers or operating conditions.

In order to use the system, all you need from your IT team is a computer with any internet browser and an internet connection to the NFI Connect® website.

Yes, NFI Connect™ can be integrated with a variety of fleet management systems, allowing for seamless data exchange and improved operational efficiency.

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Have confidence in your electric bus fleet performance.

Connect 360® is a performance dashboard that provides smart analytic reporting to expand insight and intelligence for managing your zero-emission buses and coaches.

It provides an easy-to-read visual report for battery-electric vehicle and operator performance, allowing you to better understand this new technology to maximize efficiency, reliability and sustainability, and seamlessly transition to a high-performing zero-emission fleet.

Key Analytics.

Real-time performance statistics are displayed in easy-to-read graphs and measurements. This helps you optimize your zero-emission bus and coach fleet – from drivers and passengers, to maintenance and scheduling teams.

  • kWh/mile

    Energy consumption

  • Range estimation values

  • Battery state-of-charge

  • GPS

    Location and average speeds

  • Regenerative braking

  • Range.


    Range estimation values.

  • HVAC consumption/mile

Benefits.

Connect 360® is included on every NFI zero-emission vehicle and analytics can be retrieved 24/7 via laptop or mobile device.

  • Additional range capability with improved operational efficiency.

  • Decision-making information to optimize charging strategies.

  • Intelligence on how to preserve battery energy throughout the day.

  • Reduced operating cost and maximum fleet utilization.

Key analytics for Connect 360® were developed through NFI’s Vehicle Innovation Center, North America’s first innovation lab dedicated to the exploration and advancement of bus and coach technology. To date, Connect 360® remains the only reporting technology of its kind for battery-electric buses and coaches in North America.