What is the Ford Pro Telematics Drive App?
The Ford Pro Telematics™ Drive App is a companion app to the Ford Pro Telematics desktop. It requires a paid subscription to Ford Pro Telematics and is not available to Ford Telematics Essentials customers. The Ford Telematics Drive app is available for both Android and IOS devices and can be downloaded from either the App Store or Google Play Store. For more information on Ford Pro software solutions please visit the Ford Pro website.
Ford Pro Telematics Drive App Features
By providing you with a quick and simple way to get up-to-date, real-time information from your drivers about their vehicles, we can help maintain your fleet to the highest standards.
The app will enable your drivers to perform the following tasks:
- Remote lock/unlock for drivers.
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Range and State of Charge.
- Fleet Manager browse vehicles.
- Driver to vehicle association allowing you to select and share the details of the vehicle they are driving.
- Daily inspections to complete a simple checklist for ensuring that the vehicle is road-worthy.
- Issue reporting to quickly and easily report vehicle issues so you can see them on the Ford Telematics desktop and take appropriate action.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the benefits of the Ford Pro Telematics Drive App?
Fleet Managers:
- The fleet manager is supported by on-the-go visibility to the whole fleet which aids in ensuring the fleet is safe, legal, and efficient.
- Real-time information about which driver is associated with a vehicle.
- Supports the transition to EVs.
- You can view Fleet Vehicle Health Overview via the app.
Drivers:
- Enables drivers to submit an inspection report and raise any vehicle issues via the app.
- Drivers can lock and unlock their vehicles via the app.
- Improved functionality for electric vehicles, including battery state of charge and range.
- View vehicle health (for example, tyre pressure and fuel levels).
How does the app work?
All data entered by the driver relating to the vehicle being used, will be presented in the Ford Telematics desktop.
- A new tile in the Ford Telematics Dashboard will show you the status of daily driver checks.
- Vehicle issues will be shown on the vehicle health page of the desktop.
What about privacy?
The Ford Telematics Drive app will contain specific Terms and Conditions of use along with a privacy policy that is available via the Settings button.
What if I don't want my drivers to use the app?
If you do not want your drivers to have use of the app, switch the toggle off on the Fleet Settings page of Ford Telematics. Your drivers will then not be able to log into the app.
Important: If drivers do not use the Drive app, any new issues found by the driver will not be reported via the app, and you will no longer have visibility of which drivers have and have not completed their daily driver checks on the dashboard.