Top 5 Generic Diagnostic Codes & How OBD apps like KarConnect can help you to resolve it?

According to Statista, “Every year the lives of approximately 1.35 million people are cut short as a result of a road traffic crash. Between 20 and 50 million more people suffer non-fatal injuries, with many incurring a disability as a result of their injury.”

This may be due to improper functioning of the vehicle or rash driving behavior. As these consequences also affect the country’s overall GDP growth along with personal losses, an IoT based automotive solution is the primary need to bring that level of awareness with car/ vehicle safety.

Importance of on Vehicle Diagnostic Systems:

Implementation of OBD-ll became mandatory after 1996 for all cars. As a result, all light-duty truck and medium-duty vehicles are having OBD-II port integrated. It helps to check emission, fuel economy, low-performance indication, and scores of other minute issues. Before Implementation of OBD-II, drivers were bound to visit garage physically with their vehicle to fix even the small faults and waste a lot of time. It invariably resulted in decreased efficiency of fleet operations.

Moreover, It is always very expensive to pay repair bills in the absence of OBD reader. In addition, The Driver should be knowing the vehicle’s technical aspects as modern vehicles are not easy to repair. The OBD scanner tools have turned it into budget-friendly and time-saving solution with the possibility of self-diagnosis and immediate reporting on malfunctioning of the specific component. It eliminates unnecessary repairs with complete information.

For instance: When the vehicle engine is malfunctioning, the driver might think that it’s time to tune the engine, but perhaps, the system just needs oiling. When the driver gets the same information on the dashboard and reads it with the OBD-ll scanner, they can easily pinpoint where the problem is and find out whether it’s in their control to fix or not. When the faults are minor, they can be fixed easily at a low cost than rushing for an authorized service center or garage.

The list of Top 5 generic codes which can be detected using an OBD Sensor.

1. OXYGEN SENSOR.
2. ENGINE MISFIRE.
3. EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM.
4. EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR)
5. CATALYTIC CONVERTER.

Why OBD2 based Vehicle Diagnostic App is needed?

Accidents

Road Accidents are caused by two basic factors – improper driving and non-maintenance of vehicle. These road accidents cost $518 billion globally, costing individual countries from 1-2% of their annual GDP. With KarConnect, we aim to save those numerous lives and build a better global economy by reducing the loss of GDP.

Expensive diagnostic sensors in the market

There are few big brands available in the market like Bosch which reads codes and find the fix. Scans tools range from simple code readers to advanced diagnostic tools featuring live engine data, ABS and Airbag coverage. However, such tools are very expensive and everyone can not afford it. KarConnect, an IoT based automotive solution developed by Let’s Nurture, is an affordable and ultimate solution to this.

Prediction through low, medium and critical fault codes

Our Product KarConnect can give you details about fault codes (self-diagnosis) which can avoid a potential breakdown of the car and accidental damages. The application gets you the list of all Service Centers nearby live location. KarConnect also provides real-time tracking of the vehicle condition and driving behavior remotely. So, the product is equally useful for both businesses and individual drivers/owners.

Read More: Cost to develop ELM OBD-II based Car Diagnostic Application

Why Karconnect is the Ultimate Solution (OBD-II App)?

Our expertise in delivering custom IoT app development services has helped us in developing a Smart Automotive Solution (KarConnect) on Web and Android platforms. Along with Real-time tracking, this Android app helps you to understand the health of your car, driving behavior and fault detection in multiple local languages, for your vehicle(s). The web app allows you to remotely monitor your vehicle(s) along with the driving pattern of the driver. This custom built IoT app solution also offers emergency roadside assistance and can find nearby service centers.

KarConnect is the key to unlock the world of Connected Cars. It is a smart technological combo of two components – 16 Pin OBDII Chip (Hardware) and mobile application (Software). KarConnect Device is plugged in your car’s OBDII port, fetches data from the ECU (Electronic Control Unit), do data crunching and send it to the server for further analysis. The application will receive insights from the KarConnect device detailing you with seamless reports and predictive alerts.

Develop your own Custom Car Diagnostic Application

It’s an initiative to make your driving not only smart but safe. ‘Safety first’ is the motive of this product. KarConnect uses OBD-II (Onboard Diagnostic) Chip hardware, that helps in fetching the car data in order to provide you endless solutions which can be used to tracking, streamlining and controlling the operations along with vehicle maintenance.

• Smart Vehicle Diagnosis
• Reduce Fleet Maintenance
• Improve Fuel Efficiency
• Predictive Maintenance
• Asset Tracking Solutions
• GPS/Geofence based Tracking
• Supply Chain Management Solutions
• Emergency Roadside Assistance
• Nearby Service Centers search via Google Maps
• Alerts for Service and Maintenance
• SOS/Emergency Alerts System
• Multilingual language for fault codes
• White Label solutions for Web and Android app development

Why we are the ideal partners for Car Diagnostic App Development?

Let’s Nurture is a leading ISO 9001:2015 certified IoT solutions providing companyoffering smart solutions for multiple industries. We offer a white label solution similar to KarConnect depending upon the customer requirement by adding features like geofencing, remote engine auto-lock, etc. We hold expertise in providing custom white-label automotive solutions that can be helpful for smart fleet management operations too.

We also can help you with a custom website app development for the same where customers can manage fleet and track vehicle data, maintenance costs and more. Our quality driven process will give you a fully functional, responsive and flawless user-friendly Vehicle / Car Diagnostic application that will incorporate all the features you want using the latest technologies.

Talk to our industry experts to know more on White-label automotive solutions like KarConnect.

How Installing OBD Devices like KarConnect can improve your car insurance premium?

Luxury and lives have huge maintenance costs. Buying an elephant may be easy for some, but to take care of it is the hardest task. Same applies to cars when it comes to maintenance and car insurance premiums.

According to the survey done last year in the US, the national average cost on auto insurance was about $1500 per person.

Basic Factors deriving the rates of Car/ Auto Insurance:

• Age
• Gender
• Driving History
• Location
• Car make,model and trim

The auto insurance industry is a $260 billion industry in the USA alone. For those with less-than-perfect driving records, auto insurance industry provides custom insurance packages to the high-risk drivers. On the flipside, these drivers end up paying high car insurance premiums than the rest. Because they are more likely to claim the benefits on their auto insurance policy for covering the vehicle maintenance and service costs on their vehicle. It may be due to vandalism, accident or any bigger issue due to rash driving behavior.

Can technology help in saving auto insurance costs?

Have you ever thought that technology can help you in saving money on your auto insurance premiums? That’s true.

KarConnect, a Smart automotive solution leveraging IoT technology and custom mobile app development, is the thing which is needed. This solution not only will amp up your savings on auto/ car insurance premiums, but also bring you many more benefits related to the safety and maintenance of your beloved vehicle. KarConnect is a unique IoT solution that makes your car talk with you.

What is KarConnect?

We already have seen what are the reasons to end up paying high auto insurance costs to the insurance companies. KarConnect – An IoT based solution for Automotive Industry that consists of an OBD-II Chip which works with a software platform in the form of the web app and mobile application developed by Let’s Nurture Infotech. It is a leading custom mobile app development company that also provides IoT solutions and services.

Use-Features of KarConnect:

The OBD-II chip is nothing but a plug-and-play device, which drivers connect into OBD port of the vehicles. This is a GSM SIM-based chip, which retrieves the data of vehicles from the ECU and sends it to the server. Based upon the algorithms set upon the server, users can access data through KarConnect mobile application with multiple features and details.

– Real-time driving behavior

– Vehicle Maintenance & Predictive Analysis

– Auto Fault Detection

– Track Nearby Service Centers/ Roadside Assistance

– Notification Alerts for Overspeeding and driving mistakes

– Google Map API integration for live tracking

How KarConnect can help in saving Auto Insurance Costs?

Considering the factors impacting the cost of car insurance premiums, KarConnect can significantly help in the following ways.

To improve Driving Behaviour & History

The biggest benefits of all many are to cut down the maintenance cost on your vehicle by improving your driving behavior to ensure ‘Safety’. KarConnect app gives you real-time insights and updates about your driving performance by showing various parameters including speed, rpm, idling, harsh acceleration, and braking. Best-in-class UI/ UX design allows users to get notified through colors along with push notifications if they are driving improperly.

Eventually, this solution will transform the mindset of drivers to take care of the vehicle by driving in desired conditions in a safe manner. This is the best solution to improve your driving history and cut the upcoming auto insurance costs.

Automated Diagnostics of Vehicle

Fault code detection is the features which send drivers alerts in case any fault occurs in your car. This again is available in the layman language so that users can understand and take appropriate action. Fault code detection also shows the level of severity and guide to nearby service centers depending upon the user location.

The advantage of this feature is that vehicle owners will not get bullied by service centers or garages and avoid paying hefty maintenance bills. Also, it will prevent the vehicle condition going from bad to worse, which may lead users to go and avail the auto insurance if the issue is bigger. This will prevent users from taking the No Claim Bonus in the next insurance policy cycle.

Impact of Predictive Analytics to Save Costs and Ensure Safety

A stumbling block to the growth of predictive analytics is lack of awareness about its power and potential. Predictive analytics can anticipate vehicle failure, saving costs and resources for companies that invest in this technology. It has the potential to be the best Smart Fleet Management solution with multiple benefits. But let us stick to our topic as of now on saving auto insurance costs.

Most importantly, predictive analytics can improve the safety of vehicles on the road. Many fleet managers have begun to install this technology on vehicles to aggregate data on elements such as tire pressure, engines, and more. Now, instead of reacting to a problem, companies can monitor their data and alert drivers to a potential problem. For auto insurers, this means fewer accidents and claims, and, more importantly, more safety on the road.

Does KarConnect offer anything to Insurance Companies?

In 2017, car insurance claims totaled over $163 million in the US. To put that into perspective for any single driver, the average loss per claim was $4,100.– such a grueling stat from their perspective, right?

The answer is Yes. KarConnect can help insurance companies to save millions if they can strategize to make this solution work in the vehicles of auto insurance policy owners.

They can offer this solution to their customer and educate them in order to save costs on premium by sharing a bit of their personal information. As the insurance companies will able to track the driving behavior and history of their customers.

How it will work for auto insurance policy owners?

When a user installs a tracking device into OBD ports of their cars, it sends data. What data, you may ask? Well, whatever information your insurance company deems relevant to determining whether or not you’re a good driver. This data is sent back to your insurance provider. If they like what they see, they’ll reduce your premiums or give you credits on your auto insurance.

For more information on KarConnect and Automotive app development services,get in touch with Let’s Nurture for a free consultation.

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