Big data's benefits keep a-comin'

Gigabytes of data are being collected and increasingly mined to improve field operations, maintenance and even vehicle design.

Electronic systems generate gigabytes of data that are increasingly being used to improve efficiency at many levels, from field operations to maintenance and even vehicle design. A range of equipment and service providers continue to find new ways to use vehicle information to further enhance productivity.

Telematic systems link vehicles to the cloud, giving data centers huge files that can be mined. System designers are helping customers get data from more electronic control units (ECUs) and sensors, and they're building ecosystems of partners that can help customers turn this data into meaningful information.