The whole integration is one POST
From any device that knows its position, a phone, a telematics unit you already own, a drone's companion computer.
# 1 · register the asset (once)
curl -X POST https://route.elara-cortex.com/v1/assets \
-H "X-API-Key: $KEY" -d '{"name":"Bakkie 7","category":"vehicle"}'
# 2 · the device pushes location, this is ALL the device ever does
curl -X POST https://route.elara-cortex.com/v1/assets/{id}/position \
-H "X-API-Key: $KEY" -d '{"lat":-26.2041,"lng":28.0473,"heading":80,"battery_pct":76}'
# 3 · we do the rest
curl https://route.elara-cortex.com/v1/fleet/summary -H "X-API-Key: $KEY" # the whole fleet, one call
curl https://route.elara-cortex.com/v1/fleet/alerts -H "X-API-Key: $KEY" # offline · off-route · low battery · arrived
curl https://route.elara-cortex.com/v1/assets/{id}/history # trips & playback
What "the rest" means
Every asset on one call, status (moving / idle / offline), speed, battery, distance today. GET /v1/fleet/summary
Assign the planned route; we measure live drift, flag off-route beyond 200 m and detect arrival. POST /v1/assets/{id}/route
Offline 10+ minutes, off-route, low battery, arrived, derived live, one call. GET /v1/fleet/alerts
30-day position history per asset for trips, audits and replays. GET /v1/assets/{id}/history
Order multi-stop runs the fastest way before they leave, 9/9 on CVRPLIB-X against Google's OR-Tools, holding the time-window stops it drops (enterprise proof). POST /v1/optimize
Plan a route, lose the connection, it keeps navigating, the big maps need a connection, we don't. POST /v1/reroute
Road, drone, sea and AV routing with live-traffic re-routing, the same engine, included.
Why flat-rate beats per-vehicle
Telematics platforms price per vehicle per month, plus hardware, plus multi-year contracts. We price the software backend flat, your devices are the hardware.
| Stack | 100 vehicles / month | 1 000 assets / month | Hardware | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsara | ~$2,700–3,300 | ~$27,000–33,000 | $99–148 per vehicle | 3 years |
| Geotab (bundled) | ~$3,000–4,000 | ~$30,000–40,000 | Per vehicle | Varies |
| ELARA FLEET IN A BOX | $199 flat | $199 flat | None, any GPS source | Cancel anytime |
Telematics prices per public 2026 comparisons: Spytec · Airpinpoint. Those platforms bundle cameras, ELD compliance and hardware we do not sell, the comparison is the software fleet backend.