Fighting Car Thieves with SMS
In 2017, Zuoix saw the need for a new kind of car security system and a novel fleet management platform. But what was the problem?
Car theft is a global problem affecting businesses, governments and individuals alike. Tech Companies have tried their best to solve this with various systems – However, all of these solutions depended heavily on the need for internet connectivity. The problem with this can be listed in the following categories
- Low internet coverage in certain areas
- The high cost of the internet means high cost for clients
- Internet systems are easily hacked and blocked by car thieves.
In 2017, the developers at Zuoix™ witnessed this first hand in Cameroon when the government in a bid to curb anti-government protests, disconnected the internet for part of the country for a period of 90+ days. This made the development team come up with a state of the art car tracking system that uses SMS and satellite technology.