News

May 2010
Ministry of Trasnportation Ontario (MTO) expands StopIdle deployments with a new rollout in North Bay, ON.

April 2010
National Research Council Canada expresses interest in StopIdle and acquires a unit to evaluate its effectiveness in reducing idling in automobiles in Canada.

January 2010
AWI wins a major order for its AV3000 NX Next Generation Telematics unit. Thousands of units are to be deployed for a major Telecom Company by mid of 2010.

The 5th generation product was developed and manufactured in Canada. The AV3000 NX and the web based fleet management software, Amtrak, will be used to make productivity gains and decrease fleet costs through reduced idling, speeding and total mileage driven.

December 2009
AV3000 NX received certification from Bell Mobility to provide telematic services over its network on December 11th, 2009.  The device with its new Q26 Elite modem from Sierra Wireless/Wavecom will be used for CDMA services.

AWI chose this modem as it has  the same footprint and interface as the other modems in the Q26 family. “This will make the transition to the HSPA network smooth for all our customers”, said Elgin McMillan, VP Technology, at AWI.

September 2009
StopIdle generates customer interests with Purchase Orders from the Ontario Ministry of Transport, Toronto Transit, and the City of Toronto.

AWI made its first sales of the revolutionary new product that eliminates idling in Parked vehicles thereby reducing fuel usage and cutting down on green house emissions. IdleStop is an intelligent device that monitors battery power usage in vehicles and intelligently shuts down and restarts engines without manual intervention.

July 2009
AWI selects OEM vendor for its next generation telematic devices.
After an extensive evaluation and field testing period, AWI has selected a Canadian Engineering Company to develop and produce the next generation of telematic devices. The new device, AV 3000 NX is the 5th in a line of telematic devices developed by AWI dating back to the early part of the decade.

The AV 3000 NX supports CAN and non-CAN vehicles, provides accurate odometer readings and fuel usage. It’s small size facilitates mounting under the dashboard to prevent inadvertent disconnects or tampering. The AV 3000 NX has been fully integrated into Autovision and Amtrak graphical reporting system.

“We are proud of the AV 3000 NX. It builds on the experience we have gained from the long line of telematic devices we have developed over the years.  Our customers will see an immediate benefit from deploying the new terminal” –Mukhtar Rahemtulla, President & CEO, AWI.

April 2009
Autovision Wireless completed a move of its production servers and switching gear to a Tier 1 co-shared Data Center in the heart of downtown Toronto.

Autovision Wireless completed a multi-million dollar move of its production systems and switching gear to a Tier IV co-located Data Center in the heart of the financial district in downtown Toronto . This world class facility, with 24 hour access, built-in redundancy for power and high speed Ethernet access reinforces AWI’s commitment to providing near 100% availability. The facility houses AWI’s real-time telematic services and fleet management services.

Our VP Network Engineering said, “with this major move, that had been in the planning stage for much of 2008, completed, we continue to make our network more reliable and able to recover from any disaster without affecting customer traffic. The work to  design and build our back up and test facility at our head quarters in Toronto can now begin. In addition to creating a robust network, the new production and backup facilities dramatically cut down on our power requirements.  Through the use of virtualization technology, we have reduced our utility costs and decreased our carbon footprint”.

February 2009
AutoVision launches Amtrak - graphical reports to enhance data visibility and facilitate decision making for its customers. New reports include Idling, Fleet Utilization, After Hours Usage and Stop & Go.

After several focus groups and iterations encompassing customer feedback, AWI launched Amtrak -  a graphical web based reporting system that provides, at a glance, excessive idling, after-hours vehicle usage, Start/Stop and fleet utilization.

January 2009
Autovision Wireless and Bell Mobility announced the signing of a new agreement that will allow AWI to offer attractive airtime and telematic services to its clients using the CDMA network. “This agreement propels us to a new level as it offers flexibility to tailor bundles ideally suited to customer requirements” said Elgin McMillan, Vice President, Technology at AWI.

Dec 2008
AWI wins Orders for 1,800 TelePod terminals and accessories in fourth quarter of 2008!
As a result of continued Sales efforts, two major North American Telecom Companies have awarded AWI with contracts for the supply of telematic units and accessories to be installed in their new vehicles starting early 2009. AWI will be providing bundled airtime and telematic services once the new vehicles have been up-fitted. The Telecom Companies will be using AWI’s newly created online graphical reports to improve efficiencies of their fleets.

Nov 2008
AutoVision Launches Release 1.97 of AutoVision Fleet Management Software
AutoVision completed the upgrade of its Fleet Management Solution with the launch of release 1.97 on Oct. 24, 2008. The new Release includes many enhancements and new features including new export functionalities, flexible search criteria and enhanced asset transfer capabilities...more

Oct 2008
GazMetro Purchases more Telepods!
GazMetro recently purchased another lot of Telepods to further enhance its existing supply of units.  Leveraging our unparalleled movement reports, GazMetro obtains real time visibility of their entire fleet of vehicles.

May 2008
Brian's Poultry Chooses AutoVision
AutoVision's AWI-100 solution was chosen by Brian's Poultry for their fleet in Canada. The AWI-100 solution is based on Trimble's GSM TrimTrac devices. Brian's Poultry will use the solution to improve its operations and ensure maximum fleet utilization.

Apr 2008
AutoVision Signs MOA with QLogitek
Under the Agreement AutoVision customers will gain access to QLogitek's Supply Chain Management solutions and QLogitek's customers will be able to benefit from AutoVision's Fleet Management and Telematics Services. visit Qlogitek