Summary: | This paper presents a real-time GPS tracking solution for connected vehicle networks, leveraging IoT, V2X communication, and VANET technologies. The system uses Arduino Uno R3, SIM800L, NEO6M GPS, Node.js, socket, and Firebase for seamless real-time GPS data collection, storage, and visualization. Users can access and monitor GPS data on a web interface. Integration of Node.js and sockets ensures efficient hardware-software communication, while Firebase enables realtime data storage and synchronization for resource management and tracking. The paper explores the system’s applications in dynamic routing for energy efficiency, eco-driving feedback, smart charging stations, environmental data collection, intelligent traffic management, and fleet emissions reduction. These applications highlight the system’s versatility, promoting energy efficiency and sustainability across industries. By incorporating IoT, VANET, and V2X communication, the system enables seamless connectivity and data exchange among vehicles, infrastructure, and the cloud, enhancing decision-making and system efficiency. Insights into system implementation, including IoT, VANET, and real-time GPS integration, are provided. The paper discusses transportation, logistics, and vehicule tracking as potential application domains, which hold promise for optimizing energy consumption. The presented solution offers an efficient, reliable platform for real-time GPS tracking in connected vehicle networks, harnessing IoT, VANET, and V2X communication for enhanced decisionmaking and sustainable transportation systems.
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