IRVINE, Calif. -

At Advantage GPS, company executives and experts are charged up about batteries nowadays.

The company recently launched what it’s calling Revo 2.0 — a family of advanced, self-powered wireless GPS tracking devices with cutting-edge, second-generation smart battery technology and power management tools.

As one of the first to market with a line of wireless, battery-powered GPS devices in early 2019, Advantage GPS said that it has amassed and aggregated data from tens of thousands of deployments and hundreds of millions of device interactions. The company stressed that this data analysis combined with real-world client experiences and suggestions has resulted in continuous improvements in hardware and software technology.

“Years of painstaking real-world analysis, laboratory and field testing and tireless work by a team of dedicated engineers has led us to this unparalleled second generation technology — Revo 2.0,” Advantage GPS president David Meyer said in a news release.

Advantage acknowledged that it experienced both the benefits and challenges the technology encountered in the field, and the GPS marketplace. Anyone who has ever upgraded their cell phone only to experience battery life issues understands that software and battery technology is constantly evolving.

“We are given the privilege to protect hundreds of millions of dollars of our clients’ valuable vehicle collateral,” Meyer said. “Performance and reliability are key performance indicators for our clients.”

Advantage leadership said it looked to address the challenges battery-powered devices pose as both a finance risk-mitigation tool and a technological hurdle. The company pointed out that battery life management has been a primary focus, since vehicle location, device health and data collection require data acquisition all require access to a finite amount of energy stored in a battery.

“The key is using smart hardware and software technology and the intricate analysis of the data they provide to manage and minimize wasted energy usage,” Advantage product manager Brian Tate said. “Innovations in battery technology bolstered our efforts, resulting in Revo 2.0.”

Tate noted that battery life capacity is constantly evolving and so are the methodologies for collecting and analyzing the data they provide. Advantage engineers began to employ artificial intelligence (AI) to understand what data gathering events require the most energy.

“Massive amounts of data analyzed by AI has helped us to not only be able to inform our clients in near real-time of anomalies,” Tate said, “but also helped our application learn from those past events to make predictions about potential future outcomes.”

Advantage highlighted that its engineers developed enhanced power management technology and added smart power management tools to provide clients with better communication with and control over the device. The technology can allow for the platform to monitor GPS device health and report potential problems before they occur.

In addition, Advantage mentioned that Revo 2.0 now employs Turbo Track technology — robust location intelligence that finance company professionals can use to gather vehicle recovery intelligence, thereby mitigating losses.

“It’s an exciting time to be a part of this industry, and Advantage is so pleased to be able to introduce Revo 2.0 to a marketplace eager for next-generation solutions,” Meyer said.

For more information, visit AdvantageGPS.com.