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Revolutionizing Fleet Management: Inspire11’s AI-Powered Hackathon

Welcome to the future of Fleet Management

Talent from across Inspire11’s global offices came together once again for a hackathon to further enhance FleetPulse, the first-ever built-in trailer telematics, with the power of Artificial Intelligence.

“This is the opportunity to learn more about AI and work alongside our Inspire11 AI experts.” said, Jett Robinson, AI and Data Lead at Inspire11. He continued, “This hackathon will drive the creation of a future offering that will ‘wow’ our clients and make significant waves across the telematics industry.”

Over the course of two days, five dynamic teams dedicated themselves to crafting AI-driven solutions aimed at optimizing fleet management and enhancing the value delivered to FleetPulse users. The outcomes were extraordinary, setting a new benchmark for telematics and fleet management efficiency.

About FleetPulse

FleetPulse originated from a strategic partnership between Inspire11 and Great Dane, where our teams collaborated closely with Great Dane’s hardware engineers to pioneer an advanced telematics solution. This platform seamlessly integrates devices and sensors during manufacturing or as aftermarket solutions, providing fleet operators with critical insights into their fleets’ location and health.

Since its inception, FleetPulse has evolved into a robust IoT and cloud-based platform, delivering diverse telematics data across several product types to hundreds of customers managing thousands of devices across North America.

In late 2023, FleetPulse became an independent company, enabling seamless integration across any trailer manufacturer. As we move into 2024, FleetPulse continues to grow through strategic partnerships and innovative products, solidifying its role as the leading telematics solution for fleets worldwide.

The Challenge

This year’s hackathon tackled the challenge of managing vast amounts of data within FleetPulse. As a data-rich product, FleetPulse often presents complexities that can overwhelm users seeking actionable insights. The teams explored innovative AI applications to simplify data interactions, enhance maintenance visibility, and deliver actionable insights for improved fleet management and customer engagement.

Projects were evaluated based on:

Use Case: The project addresses significant problems or opportunities for well-defined personas, is practical for real-world implementation, and can scale effectively to larger or more complex scenarios.

Execution: The product is well-developed and functional with a smooth demo, meets the needs articulated in the use case, and is presented clearly with a compelling pitch.

Creativity: The project tackles challenging problems or ambitious goals, demonstrates original thinking or novel approaches, and possesses a “wow factor” that impresses and inspires.

Team Projects

Team #1: FaultPulse

What it does: Combines standard reporting capabilities and internet-enabled chatbots into a single window for a “single pane of glass” view of key information.

What value can it bring: It integrates with existing or new reporting to help users remain engaged in FleetPulse while getting key responses within the same window via embedded AI chatbot functionality.

Team #2: FleetAide

What it does: Combines general maintenance data from the internet with FleetPulse and other maintenance data sources.

What value can it bring? It provides key information on trailer maintenance by leveraging best practice maintenance and trailer stats. Incorporating additional data sources increases the value of this tool by providing a one-stop shop for users to manage their trailer assets.

Team #3: FleetGenie

What it does: Leverages data from external sources (text, internet) and FleetPulse data to provide dynamic responses to users.

What value can it bring? It expands reporting capabilities by enabling users to ask any question they have, with the chatbot intelligently sourcing the most relevant information from the internet, source files, FleetPulse, and other databases.

Team #4: Riding Shotgun

What it does: Embeds generative AI within comprehensive dashboards, prompting users with logical questions based on data presented within the reports.

What value can it bring? It provides the flexibility of generative AI while giving the user key prompts they may not have thought to ask based on information provided on trailer health.

Team # 5: TrailerTech Assist

What it does: Loads information from key install, troubleshooting, or other artifacts to provide an interactive chat experience for users to query data.

What value can it bring: Plants could leverage it for installers. They could ask questions about processes instead of reviewing install guides page by page.

Combines elements of documentation to provide responses to user questions, for instance: adding the purpose of a sensor from one page and the color of the wire connecting that sensor from another page.

Winner

FleetAide FleetAide emerged as the hackathon winner for its groundbreaking integration of diverse data sources to deliver proactive maintenance solutions. FleetAide is an AI co-pilot riding shotgun to help customers optimize fleet utilization, proactively manage fleet maintenance, ensure audit compliance, and deliver tangible ROI. Judges were impressed by its practical use case, seamless execution, and innovative approach, enhancing fleet management efficiency through predictive analytics and real-time insights.

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Looking Ahead

Inspire11’s second AI hackathon was a resounding success. The groundbreaking solutions developed during this hackathon not only push the boundaries of what’s possible with AI but also promise tangible benefits for FleetPulse users worldwide. As these innovations continue to evolve, they are set to redefine industry standards and empower fleet managers with unprecedented insights and efficiency.

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