GPS trackers for taxi and
ride-hailing fleets
A customised GPS tracker that reports straight into your dispatch backend. Your platform keeps matching, fares and driver apps; the tracker gives it a fixed, tamper-resistant position source in every car.
THE PROBLEM
A phone in the driver's pocket is a weak source of truth
Most ride-hailing and app-based taxi platforms start by taking location from the driver's smartphone. That works for a while, then the gaps appear: phones run out of battery, drivers close the app, GPS-spoofing apps fake a position near a busy pickup zone, and the operator has no record of where the car went between trips.
Fleet owners who lease cars to drivers have a second concern. The car is their asset. They need to know where it is overnight, whether it has left the licensed area and how many kilometres it covered, regardless of which app the driver is logged into.
A tracker wired into the vehicle gives a position source the driver cannot switch off. The engineering work is in connecting that hardware cleanly to a backend that was built around phones.
HOW WE SET IT UP
Hardware that plugs into your backend
You run the dispatch platform. We supply the tracker and the integration that feeds it.
Firmware shaped to your protocol
We customise the device firmware and message format to match what your backend expects, over MQTT with TLS 1.2. Your engineers receive documented messages and an API they can build on.
Reporting rates for city driving
Urban taxis need frequent position updates for accurate pickup ETAs, and dense streets cause GNSS reflections. We tune reporting intervals and filtering to your city during the pilot.
Vehicle state alongside location
The vehicle interface is customised to the cars you run, so signals such as ignition can be added. That lets the backend separate a car waiting for a fare from a car switched off for the night.
Your brand on the hardware
Trackers carry your logo and labels from 100 units. For larger programmes, licensed technology transfer lets you build the device yourself, with RNDSquare retaining the underlying IP.
AT A GLANCE
Taxi and ride-hailing tracking
- What is measured
- Vehicle location and time, with vehicle signals such as ignition where scoped
- Hardware
- RNDSquare GPS and telematics tracker, with the vehicle interface customised to the fleet
- Connectivity
- GNSS positioning, cellular reporting, MQTT over TLS 1.2
- Where data goes
- Your dispatch backend through MQTT and API, or RIOD Live
- Branding
- Logo and labels from 100 units, app branding available
- Scope
- Tracker hardware, firmware and backend integration. Matching, fares and driver apps stay in your platform
FAQ
Questions buyers ask us
Why use a hardware GPS tracker when drivers already have a phone app?
A tracker wired into the car keeps reporting when the phone is off, flat or running a spoofing app. It also gives the vehicle owner a record of where the car is overnight, which phone location cannot provide reliably.
Can a taxi GPS tracker send data to our own dispatch system?
Yes. We customise the firmware and message format to your backend and deliver data over MQTT with TLS 1.2, plus an API. Your platform keeps handling dispatch, fares and driver apps.
How accurate is GPS for taxi pickups in dense cities?
Tall buildings reflect satellite signals, which can shift a reported position by tens of metres. We tune reporting rates and filtering during a pilot in your city so pickup ETAs and trip records stay usable.
What volumes do you supply for taxi fleets?
Production starts at 100 units, with about four weeks lead time for 100 and about six weeks for 1,000. Each quote is built to your specification, customisation and volume.
Adding hardware tracking to your platform?
Tell us how your backend receives location today and how many vehicles you run. We will scope the tracker and the integration.