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Swisscom optimiert Elektromobilitäts-Management mit autoSense fleetCharge
Die Elektrifizierung der Firmenflotte stellt für Swisscom einen bedeutenden Fortschritt dar und ist ein wichtiger Meilenstein, um ambitiöse Klimaziele zu erreichen. autoSense begleitet das Unternehmen auf diesem Weg und motiviert zugleich weitere Firmen, den Umstieg auf Elektromobilität zu vollziehen.
autoSense to the third: another certificate in 2024 for ISO audits
autoSense achieved ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certifications again in 2024. A quality mark for our customers too.
Media release: autoSense & Gireve partnership
autoSense partners with Gireve to expand its strategy for managing electric fleets.
How to get your car ready for fall — tips and checklist for autumn
Autumn brings colder temperatures and wet weather, which places special demands on your car. With a check of the lights, tires, battery and windshield wipers, you're well prepared for the season. Also remember to make an appointment for a tire change early on.
Electric mobility on the rise in Europe — an analysis
The EU's European Green Deal calls for a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 and climate neutrality in Europe by 2050. What is the state of electric mobility in Europe? Our analysis shows that.
5 reasons why municipalities should do fleet management
Nowadays, it is essential for municipalities and cities to implement an effective digital solution to manage their vehicle fleets. This need is due not only to economic considerations, but also to improvements in efficiency, safety and sustainability.
driveScore Challenge 2.0: and the winner is...
The autoSense driveScore Challenge 2.0 was held with a lot of excitement and commitment from 17.6. to 14.7.24.
The winning canton was able to secure victory with an impressive overall score.
Summer car care tips for brilliant travel times
In summer, it is important to protect your car from intense sunlight by parking it in the shade and using sunshades. Regular cleaning after trips and maintenance of the mechanics, such as air conditioning checks and tire care, help keep your vehicle in top shape and ensure its performance during the warm season.
autoSense is celebrating its 6th anniversary
autoSense is celebrating its 6th anniversary, with a team of 40 employees and over 300 fleet customers. The focus is on electric mobility and the efficient management of electric fleets.
Swisscom: Maximum connectivity anywhere, anytime
Travel anywhere at maximum speed — whether in Switzerland or in other European countries. With autoSense WiFi Plus and autoSense Connect, Swisscom offers you an integrated WiFi hotspot.
Improving road safety with data models
autoSense helps improve road safety in cities by analyzing anonymized data on the behavior of road users.
Digital fleet management: A must for companies in times of digitization and sustainability
Digitalization is changing the business world at a rapid pace. In almost all industries, the use of digital technologies is seen not only as an advantage but as a necessity. One area that is particularly benefiting from this development is fleet management.
Your driving style now has an indicator: driveScore
autoSense presents driveScore, which assesses your driving style in real time and integrates it into the app. The score is based on sensor data from the autoSense adapter and takes into account aspects such as acceleration, braking and cornering behavior.
Delimiting CO2 emissions from business trips
How can companies easily delimit the CO2 emissions of their fleet's business and private journeys?
Poolcar management
The poolcar module provides a digital solution for managing and reserving pool vehicles. It enables flexible bookings via mobile devices and QR codes, ensures efficient use of vehicles and makes it easier to allocate trips and damage.
New regulation on reporting on climate concerns
Switzerland wants to require public reporting on climate issues from larger companies from January 2024. autoSense fleetPro helps to meet these requirements, optimizes fleet management and reduces CO2 emissions. Read more in the white paper on climate compensation.
autoSense Easter egg hunt
Celebrate Easter with the big autoSense Easter Egg Hunt on our website — a fun and easy hunt where you have to search for, click and count colorful eggs to win great prizes.
Fit for spring: tips for your car
Even the most loyal car needs a spring cure to prepare for the warmer season. Our tips will help you get your vehicle ready for spring: from changing tires to cleaning the interior. Get ready to enjoy the coming sunny days with a bright and reliable car.
E-cars on Swiss roads. But is it worth making the switch?
In Switzerland, electric cars are growing strongly in popularity. Among the 250,981 new cars registered in 2023, Tesla's Model Y once again ranked first, followed by another BEV, Skoda's compact SUV Enyaq.
Transform e-fleets with centralized billing
fleetCharge enables efficient and transparent management of charging processes for electric vehicle fleets through centralized billing. This simplification contributes to improved cost control and more sustainable fleet management.
Comprehensive charging network of public stations in Switzerland and abroad
autoSense fleetCharge provides access to over 300'000 public charging stations in Switzerland and abroad, and makes charging electric vehicles easier.
Kraftwerke Oberhasli use fleetPro for their fleet
Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG has been using autoSense fleetPro for their approximately 30 pool vehicles since 2021. Previously manually recorded mileage and time-consuming internal repayments are now a thing of the past.
Optimized scheduling thanks to web portal
The autoSense FleetPro web portal optimizes fleet management with functions such as logbook, map view, statistics and safety monitoring. Through targeted employee scheduling, it increases efficiency, reduces costs and provides transparency about vehicle usage.
Happy ending thanks to autoSense: Car found again after car theft
autoSense contributes to the happy end of a car theft story: A family whose car was stolen in Calabria was able to find it again thanks to autoSense. autoSense customer Mario C. located his stolen Alfa Romeo Stelvio using the adapter installed in his car.
A winter story
Our short winter story tells of the adventures and challenges experienced by the Schneider family during their winter vacation, and Dominik's professional success in resolving his case. It is a story of solidarity, responsibility and the importance of modern technology that makes life easier.
A story on e-mobility: Is it worth switching to electric vehicles?
Sustainable and environmentally friendly mobility is very important to Swiss ski stars Priska Nufer and Daniel Yule. You can see how the two find their perfect car and the ideal charging infrastructure based on their driving profile - and what autoSense has to do with it - in the multi-part video series “A Story on E-Mobility” by AMAG and BKW AG.
Share anonymized data for your projects
autoSense enables the joint use of anonymized vehicle data for innovative projects in the areas of traffic monitoring, tailor-made insurance products and research analyses on external factors and their effects on driving behavior.
Custom fleet management: Seamless integration
With the autoSense fleetAPI, you have access to an extensive collection of extensively documented interfaces that access the telematics data in the autoSense Car Cloud.
fleetCharge: The future of the charging experience for electric vehicles
fleetCharge is an all-in-one fleet management solution for electric vehicles that simplifies the charging experience for drivers and fleet managers. With real-time data and extended control options, fleetCharge enables well-founded decisions and transparent monitoring of the charging process.
Web portal: Fleet management at a glance
fleetCharge offers an efficient fleet management solution through a user-friendly web portal. In addition to optimizing driver management, it enables easy management of RFID cards, giving companies flexibility in fleet management.
The app that inspires fleet managers and drivers alike
The integrated app enables full transparency, tax-compliant receipts and convenient charging process control with an RFID card. It supports 100% control over charging data, facilitates tax returns in the field and enables simple travel expense reports.
Benefits of integrating telematics data for home charging
The use of telematics data for home charging of fleet vehicles improves charging efficiency and cost control and supports effective load management and network stabilization.
Fleet optimization with fleetPro: Efficiency and innovation
fleetPro from autoSense is an advanced telematics solution that optimizes fleet management for companies. fleetPro offers numerous benefits through real-time tracking, optimal fleet utilization, proactive maintenance management and detailed data analysis.
Fleet management for SMEs
With autoSense fleetPro, you can digitize your vehicle fleet in no time at all, create customer documentation with just a few clicks and automate work processes to make efficient use of your employees.
Technology solutions for digitizing the mobility industry
autoSense offers technology solutions for digitizing the mobility industry by specializing in the development of White Label Apps. These apps play a crucial role in the interaction between companies and customers, particularly in the automotive and mobility industries, by creating added value for users.
Fleet management for logistics companies
Traceability of deliveries, efficient scheduling, minimizing costs — thanks to fleet management solutions from autoSense
Fleet management for garages and workshops
With autoSense fleetPro, you can digitize your vehicles in no time at all, create relevant documentation with just a few clicks and optimize your vehicle operations.
With tips, scores and challenges in the community
With driveScore in the app, autoSense supports sustainable driving: playfully, simply and vividly. In a personal overview in the app, the overall score is shown, which is based on all previous trips and driving behavior.
Fleet management for energy suppliers
Short response times and efficient scheduling are crucial for rapid order processing. With fleetPro, you can ensure that your fleet is always ready for use.
Fleet management for driving schools
Efficient scheduling of driving instructors - evidence of learning and test trips. With autoSense fleetPro, you can digitize your vehicles in no time at all, create driving documentation with just a few clicks and optimize your distribution of learning trips.
100% control of driving data
autoSense gives drivers full control over their driving data, from detailed insights into driving habits to efficiency optimization. Fleet Managers receive a real-time overview of the entire vehicle fleet, enable proactive measures and precise maintenance planning.
Fleet management for construction companies
A real-time overview of the location of your vehicles protects investments, enables efficient deployment planning and helps prevent misuse.
Fleet management for car rental companies and subscription providers
With autoSense fleetPro, you can digitize your vehicles in no time at all, obtain meaningful statistics with just a few clicks and optimize your fleet usage.
BKW: E-mobility analysis for autoSense fleetPro customers
For autoSense fleetPro customers for whom e-mobility is an issue, BKW will prepare a detailed e-mobility analysis on the basis of the collected autoSense data on request. You can see at a glance which gasoline and diesel vehicles are best suited for replacement and conversion to electric drives and what total costs (including charging infrastructure) can be expected.
South Pole: offsetting CO2 emissions
In cooperation with our partner South Pole, we offer you the opportunity to offset your effective CO2 emissions. It's easy and convenient to do so in the autoSense app.
AMAG: Easy appointment scheduling and immediate help
Always travel safely and carefree on the road — the AMAG garage service makes this possible. The app makes it easy and quick to make an appointment for the next service or tire change, not only for AMAG vehicles, but also for customers of partner garages of the brands Volkswagen, VW Commercial Vehicles, Audi, Seat or Skoda.
Simpego: Only pay for what you drive
With Simpego FlexDrive, you get flexible pay-per-kilometer insurance that allows you to significantly reduce your annual premium. This mile-specific insurance ensures that you only pay for the kilometers you actually drive. If your car is parked in the garage or if you travel less, you automatically save on premiums. The monthly statement also ensures a clear overview of your mobility costs.
Zurich MyWay: Insurance with kilometre-specific billing
With Zurich MyWay, you choose car insurance based on billing based on kilometers, giving you full control over your insurance costs. The administration of your insurance is digitalized and you only pay for the kilometers traveled — fairly, transparently and sustainably. Your protection is guaranteed around the clock.
Migrol Fuel: refueling made easy
For anyone who wants to refuel even more easily and quickly: With a payment method stored in the autoSense app, it is possible to control and process refueling processes completely via the app with the Fuel Partner Service. Our network of Migrol filling stations is constantly being expanded across Switzerland.
Zurich Insurance: Quick help in the event of a claim Copy
Your partner service that won't let you down in the event of damage. We are your digital insurance assistant when it comes to claims and make processing as easy as possible for you.
easyPark: Smart parking made easy
Successful across Europe, now also in Switzerland: The fastest and most effective way to find a parking space and manage parking fees.
fleetBasic: digital logbook for business vehicles
fleetBasic is an efficient solution for companies to manage private vehicles used for business purposes. The digital logbook gives drivers control over their data, makes tax statements and travel expense reports easier, and is compliant with tax authorities.
Wetzel Gartenbau Case Study
Wetzel Gartenbau AG has been successfully using the autoSense fleetPro digital logbook for over 2 years. By being able to locate the 26 vehicles, the company was able to optimize short-term deployments, reduce costs, reduce CO2 emissions and offer customers transparent operating times.
Orani Malersysteme AG Case Study
Orani Malersysteme AG, a medium-sized SME, has successfully optimized the use of its 16 fleet vehicles with autoSense. Thanks to the simple implementation of autoSense, the company was able to make work and personnel management more flexible, allocate routes to the correct orders, keep an eye on overall mileage and optimize fleet utilization.
Statistics & logbook for an improved trip
autoSense, an app for connected driving, uses statistics and an automated logbook to provide personal insights, environmental awareness and driving comparisons. The OBD-II adapter ensures seamless data collection, and monthly reports provide detailed analysis for an efficient driving experience.
The digital revolution for refueling and charging
autoSense offers a user-friendly app for easy refueling and charging as well as comprehensive vehicle data. With a constantly growing network of gas stations and charging points, autoSense aims to shape the mobility experience through usability, security and transparency.
Adapters: Your car, your data, your control
autoSense adapters offer an innovative solution for comprehensive vehicle control. Whether Basic, Plus or Connect — choose the appropriate adapter to optimize your autoSense app. Experience full control over your vehicle data and use the numerous features of autoSense. Order adapters and optimize your digital mobility.
Clever solutions for parking, insurance and garage service
As a comprehensive digital companion, autoSense offers innovative solutions for garage service, insurance and parking. With the autoSense app, users can easily communicate with their workshop, the flexible car insurance is based on mileage, and the app makes parking easier thanks to the EasyPark partner service.
Always in the know with autoSense: Mileage and vehicle value
With autoSense, you can use the Leasing Watcher to keep track of your mileage, including a forecast for the end of the term, to avoid surprises in the event of additional costs. The app also offers the option to determine the current value of your vehicle.
Vehicle diagnosis & location with autoSense: Always keeping an eye on your car
The autoSense app enables real-time vehicle location and a tampering alarm for additional security. With vehicle diagnostics, you always know what the condition of your car is.
My experience at autoSense as a student
Saloni is studying political science and worked at autoSense in HR and Marketing for five weeks. The Experience in a Startup offered her insights into digital marketing, teamwork, creative culture, and participation in business decisions.
Selling a car privately - We'll show you what's important
Tips for selling private cars in Switzerland. He emphasizes the importance of a perfect technical condition, accurate vehicle description in advertisements and setting an appropriate sales price. autoSense customers can determine the vehicle value precisely with the help of Auto-i-Dat AG.
autoSense is certified according to ISO 9'001 and ISO 27'001
autoSense has achieved ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certifications, which confirm the implementation and continuous improvement of a quality management system and an information security management system.
What the electricity crisis also means
autoSense promotes conscious driving for CO2 reduction. The autoSense adapter and app help drivers to minimize CO2 emissions or maximize the range of electric vehicles in real time, regardless of vehicle type.
Cost savings thanks to fleet management
The calculation example shows the cost savings of a real, anonymized customer analysis with a fleet of 26 vehicles over a period of one year.
Sustainability @ autoSense
autoSense promotes sustainability in vehicle management by optimizing trips, electrifying fleets and innovative insurance options such as pay-per kilometer.
autoSense supports the “#IMMERDA” initiative by helfen helfen® Switzerland
autoSense supports the "#IMMERDA" initiative from helfen helfen® Switzerland by providing the association with the fleetPro fleet solution free of charge. The Association promotes the work of emergency services through media campaigns, and autoSense contributes to this by digitizing the association's fleet and providing a convenient refueling solution via app.
autoSense is celebrating its 4-year anniversary
autoSense, founded in 2018, is celebrating 4 years of success with a team of 36 and over 250 customers. The flexible mobility ecosystem is planning further growth.
The results of the autoSense survey 2021
The autoSense customer survey from December 2021 showed a significant increase in customer satisfaction compared to the previous year. Customer loyalty is also high, and trust in data security at autoSense is perceived positively.
Häsler Group Case Study
The Häsler Group, a leading provider of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and sanitation solutions in Aargau, has been using autoSense's digital logbook for a year. The solution improves the transparency of working hours in the field and helps to increase the accuracy of work reports.
We look back on 2021
autoSense draws a successful conclusion for 2021 with highlights such as the new website, the partnership with Migrol and Mastercard, the driveScore feature, the celebration of the 200th B2B customer and sustainable initiatives in autumn. The team ended the year on a happy note and is looking forward to 2022.
Why it is important to offset emissions
In her contribution, 16-year-old mediamatician Majza Avdyli emphasizes the importance of CO2 compensation. autoSense enables users to monitor CO2 emissions and offset them in the app with the help of partner South Pole, which is developing projects to reduce emissions worldwide.
The autoSense winter check for your car
autoSense provides winter check advice, including warming up the engine, avoiding thick winter coats at the wheel, using protective films instead of ice scrapers, greasing door seals and booking a tire change early on.
Data usage with autoSense
The app follows Swiss data protection law, transparently informs users about data release and only uses information with express consent. Data transmission is encrypted from the autoSense cloud to the app and to partner services, with only necessary and approved data being shared.
Primeo Energie relies on autoSense fleetPro
Primeo Energie, a Swiss energy supplier, has successfully optimized its 185 vehicles, including 15 pool vehicles, with autoSense fleetPro. The solution enables transparent cost allocation, improved trip control and supports the goal of a CO₂-optimized fleet.
From 0 to 200 in three years
autoSense reaches 200 fleet customers, including Swisscom, in just three years. The easy-to-integrate fleet management solution with OBD-II adapter has been continuously improved through customer feedback. The latest addition, e-sculape informatique médicale s.a., underlines Autosense's continued success.
What should not be missing on a road trip? “Good music & coffee.”
Nadja Albrecht, winner of an autoSense fuel voucher, explores Switzerland in her camper, where good music and coffee are essential. She uses autoSense for trip planning and appreciates the relaxation and flexibility that camper life offers, with plans for future adventures.
Auto MPark relies entirely on autoSense
Entrepreneur and gas station operator Rosetta Donatiello has recently started using autoSense fleetPro for her fleet of replacement cars. It thus easily controls the deployment and management of the vehicles.
How climate-conscious driving protects the environment and your wallet
Climate-conscious driving, such as avoiding short distances and driving at low speeds, reduces fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. autoSense recommends monitoring and adapting your driving style with driveScore to protect the environment and your wallet.
“I only refuel with the autoSense app”
Angela Simeone from Swisscom uses the autoSense app to refuel for simplicity and contactless payment, which helps save time and shows the nearest gas station.
fleetPro Tutorial: Fuel
The video shows you how you can use the autoSense Fuel refueling option for your fleet by adding your fuel cards and enabling your drivers to use this feature.
fleetPro Tutorial: App Invitations
The video shows how invitations to use the autoSense app can be sent to drivers via the fleetPro portal.
fleetPro Tutorial: Onboarding
The video shows you the easy onboarding steps for accessing your fleetPro fleet portal and installing the autoSense adapter.
fleetPro Tutorial: Basic Functions
The video shows the basic functions of autoSense's fleetPro web portal, including user-friendly modules, flexible notifications and a dashboard for optimized fleet management.
fleetPro Tutorial: Driving journal, map, statistics, security & alarms, vehicle control
The video tutorials for the autoSense fleetPro web portal provide comprehensive insights into various modules. These tutorials enable you to manage your fleet precisely and efficiently.
fleetPro Tutorial: Poolcar Management
The poolcar management tutorial in the fleetPro web portal shows how to manage bookings, monitor unbooked trips and keep logbooks to use your pool vehicles efficiently.
fleetPro Tutorial: Administration
The fleetPro web portal administration tutorial provides basic management skills for general settings, devices, users and vehicles as well as cost tracking for fuel, fixed costs and subscriptions.
Instructions for the autoSense app
In this tutorial, you will learn various information about logbooks. This explains the trip settings, how trips can be categorized and how the logbook is exported.
Instructions for the autoSense app - Trips
In this tutorial, you will learn various information about logbooks. This explains the trip settings, how trips can be categorized and how the logbook is exported.
“Refuel independently thanks to autoSense”
Stephan Fuhrer, entrepreneur and top athlete in a wheelchair, praises the autoSense Fuel app, which allows him to refuel more independently thanks to the option to select the gas pump and pay via smartphone.
How do I keep a tax-compliant, digital logbook?
autoSense offers a tax-compliant, digital logbook that automatically records and categorizes trips, makes it easier to separate business and private trips and enables easy export of data.
Car expenses in the tax return: it's easy!
Kurt significantly simplifies his tax return by using autoSense's digital logbook to record and export his business trips. This method is recognized and accepted by the tax authority.