GPS Telematics and IOT Association Ltd (GTIAL), an association that brings together companies that are in the business of tracking of vehicles, motorcycles and water vessels have rallied the public and private transporters to embrace technology as a way of curbing road carnage.
The remarks followed the current increase in the number of road crashes across the country where a number of lost their lives, leaving many with injuries.
Speaking to The Nile Post shortly after media engagement at Private Sector Foundation-Uganda (PSFU) offices in Nakasero, Kampala, Henry Isaiah Katongole, Chairman of GTIAL said road crashes would be history in Uganda if all transport sector players embrace GPS technology.
“The association, which is a member of the Private Sector Foundation Uganda, is in the process of engaging all stakeholders including the Uganda Bus Owners Association, the Ministry of Transport and the Uganda Police to embrace GPS technology to reduce road accidents,” he said.
The association’s secretary Timothy Mwandha said the convergence of Information Technology and Telecommunications powered by 4G internet, provides the ability to remotely monitor vehicles on the road.
