Hardware·May 12, 2026
GPS Trackers: The Backbone of Modern Vehicle Telemetry
From hardwired OBD-II dongles to magnetic asset trackers, GPS hardware still does most of the heavy lifting. Here is what actually matters when you choose one.
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Networks·May 5, 2026
LoRaWAN Trackers: Long Range, Low Power, No SIM Card
LoRaWAN trades real-time updates for years of battery life and no cellular fees. Here is when it makes sense for vehicle and asset tracking.
Software·Apr 28, 2026
Traccar: The Open-Source Platform That Speaks Every Tracker
Traccar supports more than 200 GPS protocols out of the box, runs on a $5 VPS, and gives you total ownership of your data. Here is how it stacks up.
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Every tracker covered here has been bolted into a real vehicle and run for at least a month. If something is rubbish, it gets written up as rubbish.