Motive wants vehicle data to replace another manual process
Motive has applied to join California's Continuous Testing Program, pointing towards the connected vehicle as its own compliance device.
Motive announced on 4 September that it has applied to participate in California's Bureau of Automotive Repair Continuous Testing Program.
The programme allows qualifying vehicle telematics systems to transmit emissions-monitoring information electronically.
For eligible fleets, that creates the possibility of replacing some traditional physical smog-check processes with continuous connected-vehicle monitoring.
It may sound like a relatively niche compliance development.
It isn't.
THE BIGGER IDEA
Connected vehicles increasingly generate data capable of demonstrating: Vehicle condition. Driver behaviour. Maintenance status. Location. Emissions. Operating hours. Inspection information. Compliance. The logical progression is for regulators to consume more of this information digitally.
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This story first appeared in The Fleet Brief Issue 002, published 7 September 2026.