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Thu 13 September 2007 View all news
Fiat Group Automobiles and Microsoft have launched a system which can accurately monitor a car's environmental performance and help provide guidance to a driver on how efficiently the vehicle is being driven.
Announced at the Motor Show in Frankfurt , the 'EcoDrive' solution collects all necessary data relating to vehicle efficiency and transmits it into a normal USB key which the driver can plug into a PC. The system presents the driver with detailed environmental performance of the car including the CO2 emissions level for each trip. It analyses the driver's style and then provides tips and recommendations on how to modify it to achieve CO2 reductions - and save money on fuel. The system will encourage the driver to set challenges - for example in terms of CO2 reduction targets for specific journeys or over a set period of time. The partnership between Microsoft and Fiat was initiated nearly four years ago and the concept has been rolled out across the Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Iveco and Lancia ranges. This latest environmental application was developed on Microsoft's flexible and updateable platform called Microsoft Auto.
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