The New Daily once again breaks new ground in connectivity as part of a broad digital transformation path started in 2016 with the Daily Business UP App, which introduced a smart connectivity option on LCVs for the first time, and was further enriched in the following years thanks to the longstanding collaboration between Microsoft and IVECO. The partnership with Microsoft aims to redefine the world of industrial vehicles through a platform powered by Microsoft Azure cloud, enabling added value services to offer greater efficiency, easier predictive maintenance and overall productivity benefits.
As part of this strategy, the new Daily is now taking connectivity to an entirely new level as the enabler of a whole range of new services. It is more than a vehicle: it is a complete package that closely matches the individual customer’s operation and business requirements.
The New Daily’s connectivity puts the vehicle in direct contact with IVECO’s Control Room, providing real-time data. This enables IVECO specialists to maximise the vehicle’s uptime by conducting proactive diagnostics and taking preventative actions, planning maintenance and service interventions efficiently in order to optimise the number of visits to the workshop, minimising stoppages.
In addition, the innovative Remote Assistance Service makes it possible to carry out dataset changes, diagnostics sessions and even software uploads remotely Over The Air, avoiding stops at the Dealer’s workshop. This results in significant benefits for the vehicle’s uptime and the customer’s business.
The real-time data provided by the Daily also enables IVECO to develop new tailor-made financing offers. These plans take into consideration the fluctuations in the customer’s operations, which may mean the vehicle is used less than originally expected, and adjust payments accordingly. The data also enables IVECO to make accurate forecasts of the vehicle’s use and develop maintenance contracts that closely match the customer’s operation.
The New Daily’s connectivity also offers telematics solutions to help owners-drivers and fleet managers optimise their efficiency. The MyDaily portal, also accessible through the MyDaily app, enables vehicle owners to monitor their Daily from their desktop computer or on the move from their mobile device. They can analyse its performance and fuel consumption, as well as the driver’s driving style. The Daily will also send regular Smart Reports on the vehicle’s key parameters with suggestions on how to improve the driving style to save fuel. Customers can also plan the Daily’s service interventions to push its efficiency to its maximum.
For fleet managers, the New Daily offers IVECO fleet management by Verizon Connect, a solution that will help them reduce fleet expenses through better navigation, fleet visibility, advanced engine diagnostics and near real-time mileage reporting. Its wide-ranging functionalities can help them manage delays, accommodate changing delivery schedules and respond faster to their customers, improve maintenance scheduling and fleet safety, monitor driving hours, and much more. Customers who already have their own fleet management system can receive all the New Daily’s data through its Web API interface, which can seamlessly interact with it.
