Request for Information(RFI) to The Vehicle Telematics Industry

Canada’s transportation system strives to be safe, efficient, accessible, reliable and clean. Transport Canada’s ecoTECHNOLOGY for Vehicles Program (TC-eTV) works in collaboration with governments, industry and academia to test and evaluate the safety and environmental performance of advanced vehicle technologies in Canada. Results from TC-eTV test programs help develop codes, standards and regulations that government and industry require to introduce these technologies in Canada in a safe and timely manner.

eTV’s projects regularly deal with vehicle data, which may be collected from on-board sensors and communication networks (e.g. CAN). Ongoing projects would benefit from fleet data collection, and upcoming projects will require the use of network signal decoding, telematics, and data management services.

The scope of the service in question includes:

• light- and heavy-duty vehicles and engines;

• internal combustion engines, electric and other alternative fuel powertrains;

• data on powertrain, electrical systems, automated systems, HVAC systems, emission control systems, and tires

• basic vehicle network signal decoding and single vehicle telematics to comprehensive decoding and fleet-level telematics;

The purpose of this RFI is to gather information from the vehicle data logging and telematics industry in order to inform TC of the potential suppliers and their ability to meet the needs of TC with respect to vehicle network decoding and telematics. Responses to this RFI will help TC set up a suitable procurement strategy to support eTV and its partners’ research needs.