Connecting the Smart Fleet Ecosystem with Amit Jain
The Logistics of Logistics
Introduction
The chapter introduces the topic of connecting the smart fleet ecosystem and features an interview with Amit Jain, the founder and COO of Rhodes, a fleet tech company. They discuss Rhodes' strategy of connecting data, commerce, and user experience for fleets.
Amit Jain and Joe Lynch discuss connecting the smart fleet ecosystem. Amit is the Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Roadz, a Silicon Valley based fleet-tech company. Amit is also the General Manager of Fleetstore, a Bosch Initiative.
About Amit JainAmit Jain serves as the founder and Chief Operating Officer at Roadz, a Silicon Valley based fleet-tech company. Roadz is transforming the fragmented commercial fleet management segment into an open and integrated ecosystem. Prior to Roadz, Amit was the founder and CEO at Becansoft, an IoT startup which developed a car-sharing app targeting the mobility needs of kids, elderly and the disabled. For seven years, Amit was the chief architect of Verizon's IoT verticals' strategy which included telematics, transportation, and smart city segments. In that capacity, he led the acquisitions of companies such as Fleetmatics, Networkfleet and Telogis resulting in the creation of Verizon Connect. Later in his tenure at Verizon, he joined the executive leadership team at Verizon Connect as the head of strategy, business development, market intelligence and big data. Prior to joining Verizon, Amit was a ‘Product Leader’ at General Electric where his team developed an award-winning fleet management solution and a ‘Research Director’ at AberdeenGroup, a market research firm where he led the M2M/IoT research practice.
About RoadzRoadz, a Silicon Valley based fleet-tech company, is transforming the fragmented fleet management industry into an integrated open ecosystem. The Roadz platform brings together, for the first time, siloed data sets from diverse sources to enable solution providers in the commercial fleet market to create new value, accelerate innovation, and reduce friction. The Roadz "Marketplace as a Service" platform is used by industry leaders to offer their fleet customers an ecosystem of pre-integrated, 3rd-party fleet solutions in a one-stop-shop environment. We are a group of fleet-tech veterans who have spearheaded innovation at some of the industry’s leading corporations. We are committed to helping fleets and solution providers across the fleet management ecosystem achieve their goals, while promoting safety and sustainability.
Key Takeaways: Connecting the Smart Fleet Ecosystem- Roadz is a Silicon Valley-based fleet-tech company that is transforming the fragmented fleet management industry into an integrated open ecosystem.
- The Roadz platform brings together siloed data sets from diverse sources to enable solution providers in the commercial fleet market to create new value, accelerate innovation, and reduce friction.
- The Roadz "Marketplace as a Service" platform is used by industry leaders to offer their fleet customers an ecosystem of pre-integrated, 3rd-party fleet solutions in a one-stop-shop environment.
- Roadz is a team of fleet-tech veterans who have spearheaded innovation at some of the industry’s leading corporations.
- Roadz is committed to helping fleets and solution providers across the fleet management ecosystem achieve their goals, while promoting safety and sustainability.
- Here are some of the key benefits of Roadz for fleets:
- Discover solutions: Fleet managers can find the right solutions for their fleets through a single, curated end-to-end marketplace.
- Data integration: Solutions on the marketplace are pre-integrated with vehicle, driver, and fleet data.
- Centralized access: Fleet managers can access and use purchased solutions from within the marketplace.
- Unified & flexible billing: Fleets can pay for multiple solutions with flexible billing processes and payment methods.
- Here are some of the key benefits of Roadz for solution providers:
- Improved customer acquisition: Access to normalized vehicle, driver, and fleet data.
- Simplified agreements and billing: Roadz handles all agreements and billing with fleet customers.
- Simplified operations: Roadz takes care of all the technical aspects of managing the marketplace, including data integration and customer support.
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