Week of Mar 3 – 8, 2026
HA database cluster, AVL Redis cache with traffic intelligence, Driver Portal, AI assistant with 5 new tools, onboarding configuration, report presets, map marker redesign, and Refer & Earn portal.
Major infrastructure upgrade with a high-availability database cluster, AVL server overhaul with Redis caching, traffic intelligence, and freeze detection, standalone Driver Portal, five new AI assistant tools, a guided onboarding setup for new accounts, smarter report presets, redesigned map markers, and the Refer & Earn partner portal.
Infrastructure Upgrade
High-availability database cluster
Our database cluster now runs across three independent servers in a fully synchronised configuration. Every piece of data is written to all three servers simultaneously, so if any single server experiences an issue, your service continues uninterrupted with zero data loss. Advanced recovery capabilities dramatically reduce the time it takes for a server to rejoin the cluster after maintenance or unexpected downtime — from hours down to seconds in most cases.
Automated backups and caching
Comprehensive backups run every night and are stored securely on a geographically independent storage system, with 14 days of restore points retained at all times. A new dedicated caching layer deployed across all three servers provides automatic failover — if the primary cache goes offline, a replica is promoted within seconds.
Load balancing and monitoring
Database traffic is distributed through a dedicated load balancer that continuously monitors server health, automatically removing unhealthy servers from rotation. A completely independent monitoring platform now tracks every critical metric in real time — database health, cache performance, backup success, and server availability — with automatic alerting within minutes of any anomaly.
AVL Server
Redis cache layer with high availability
The AVL server now uses a Redis cache layer with Sentinel-based high availability, replacing the previous in-memory cache. Vehicle positions, sensor data, trip state, and driver assignments are continuously persisted to Redis, so a server restart recovers fleet state almost instantly — down from several minutes of rebuilding. The cache is backed by three Redis Sentinel nodes for automatic failover if the primary cache goes offline.
Traffic intelligence
A new traffic detection system classifies vehicles as "In Traffic" when they are moving slowly on roads, using a four-signal decision matrix that considers speed, movement pattern, road context, and historical data. This replaces the old "TBD" status — every vehicle now has a clear, definitive status at all times (Moving, Idle, Parked, Stopped, or In Traffic).
Freeze detection
Vehicles that remain stationary with the ignition off for extended periods are now classified as "Frozen" with automatic detection and REST API endpoints for querying freeze status. This helps fleet managers identify vehicles that may be abandoned, broken down, or forgotten at remote locations.
Improved driver behaviour scoring
Driver behaviour scoring has been tightened, particularly for coach and larger fleet operations. Scoring for harsh acceleration, braking, and cornering is now more accurately calibrated for real-world driving conditions. Green driving and eco score data from Teltonika devices has been incorporated, giving a more complete picture of driver performance.
Cold-start resilience and trip continuity
The tracker static information system has been enhanced to maintain trip continuity across server restarts. Previously, a restart could cause trips to be incorrectly split or lost. The system now preserves trip context, ignition state, and sensor readings through restarts, ensuring uninterrupted trip records.
More accurate trip records
Trip data is now validated more thoroughly with automatic cleanup of inconsistent records and improved tracking across vehicle ignition cycles. Invalid 0,0 coordinates are filtered from tracking data, and orphaned trip references are gracefully handled instead of causing errors. The result is cleaner, more reliable trip history in your reports.
WebSocket data restriction
Third-party clients connecting via WebSocket can now be restricted to receive only essential tracking data, preventing exposure of internal identifiers and sensitive fleet information. This provides a secure way to share live tracking data with external partners or integrations.
Access control for restricted users
A new restricted user flag allows account administrators to grant read-only access to live tracking without exposing fleet management features. Restricted users can view vehicle positions but cannot modify settings, run reports, or access sensitive account data.
Stability and reliability
Over a dozen production fixes improve overall AVL server stability: Redis serialisation issues are handled gracefully, cache entries with missing fields no longer crash the startup sequence, and the startup query now loads all active trackers regardless of their last-seen date. Database write ordering has been corrected to ensure consistent cache state, and logging noise from internal messages has been reduced.
Driver Portal
Standalone application
The Driver Portal has been extracted into its own dedicated application at driver.yipii.io. Drivers now get a purpose-built mobile experience that loads faster and is tailored exclusively to their needs — clock in/out, vehicle assignment, performance scores, and compliance documents.
Gamified experience
The driver dashboard has been overhauled with animated score counters, a combined leaderboard with challenges and rewards, and smoother transitions throughout. Performance metrics update in real time, and the competitive leaderboard encourages safer driving habits across the fleet.
Profile and settings
Drivers can now edit their profile, upload an avatar, manage push notification preferences, and switch between accounts — all from the dedicated Me tab. The login page has been centred and streamlined for mobile use.
AI Assistant
Five new tools
Yipster can now answer a much broader range of questions about your fleet. Five new reporting tools have been added:
Trail analysis — Ask "Where did vehicle X go today?" and Yipster will retrieve the GPS trail, group it by street and town, and summarise dwell times at each location. Perfect for verifying that a vehicle visited a specific customer site.
Driver behaviour — Ask "How was the driver's behaviour this week?" to get a breakdown of harsh braking, acceleration, and cornering events with severity levels and locations.
Fuel reports — Ask "Show me fuel levels for vehicle X" to see fuel level history with anomaly detection that flags potential theft or leaks.
Mileage summaries — Ask "How far did the fleet drive this month?" for distance aggregation by day, week, or month across individual vehicles.
Alert history — Ask "What alerts fired today?" for a complete history of triggered alarms — speeding, geofence violations, power cuts, and more.
Proactive nudges
Yipster now proactively suggests insights relevant to your fleet. A peek bubble with an animated gradient border appears when Yipster has something useful to share — for example, a vehicle that has been idling unusually long, or a driver whose score has changed significantly. Tapping the bubble opens the conversation with the suggestion pre-filled.
Reliability improvements
Report queries are now capped to 14-day windows to ensure fast, stable responses. All tools validate that a specific vehicle is selected before running, preventing accidental fleet-wide queries. The underlying report generation has been migrated to the modern async pipeline for consistent results.
Onboarding
Configuration carousel
New accounts now see a guided setup carousel after completing the welcome tour. The carousel walks administrators through two key configuration steps: setting the fleet's home location on an interactive map, and choosing the default asset type for their vehicles.
Home location
The fleet home location you set during onboarding is used as the default map centre throughout the dashboard. No more starting at 0,0 coordinates — the map immediately focuses on the area where your vehicles actually operate.
Asset type setup
The asset type configuration step has been redesigned for speed. Instead of a multi-field form, you can now select your primary vehicle type with a single tap. The system detects whether your account already has custom types configured and skips the step automatically.
Reports
Smarter quick presets
Report presets have been redesigned to produce more useful results. The Idling Events preset now groups idle periods by street, so you can see exactly where each vehicle idled and for how long — rather than a few opaque aggregated rows. The Stop Locations preset works similarly for all stops. Both presets automatically hide irrelevant columns like speed and distance.
Drag-to-resize columns
You can now resize report columns by dragging the edge of any column header. Column widths are remembered between sessions.
Table improvements
Alternating row striping makes large reports easier to scan. Column headers are more compact, and the map view has been refined with better sizing and mobile-friendly controls. Totals and aggregation calculations have been corrected to read the right fields.
Search and sorting
Table search no longer crashes on certain inputs, the map toggle now persists globally across sessions, and assets are sorted alphabetically in the vehicle selector.
Map Markers
Bubble-pin redesign
Classic map markers have been redesigned as bubble-pins with a smooth tail. Each marker now displays a clear direction arrow with the vehicle's heading, and the icons use gradient colouring for better visual distinction.
Clustering and interaction
Markers now cluster automatically when zoomed out on dense maps, reducing visual clutter. Hovering over or selecting a marker elevates it above nearby markers so it is always fully visible. Smaller marker sizes reduce overlap while remaining easy to tap on mobile devices.
Refer & Earn Partner Portal
Self-service registration
External referral partners can now register at refer.yipii.io and access a dedicated portal. Registration is passwordless — partners receive a magic link email to sign in securely without remembering a password.
Dashboard and lead tracking
The partner portal includes a full dashboard with referral statistics (total leads, in progress, won, lost), a lead submission form, and a paginated lead history table. Partners can submit leads directly and track their conversion status in real time.
Per-asset reward model
Referral rewards now scale with the size of the referred fleet. Rates increase as partners climb through four tiers (Scout, Connector, Champion, Legend), with rewards issued as account credit, fuel cards, gift cards, or cash depending on the referrer's profile.
Public Tracking
Security and performance
Shared public tracking links have been hardened with improved React patterns, performance optimisations, and tighter data filtering. The changes reduce unnecessary re-renders and ensure that sensitive internal data is never exposed through shared links.
Authentication
Google SSO and magic links
Users can now sign in with Google Single Sign-On or request a passwordless magic link sent to their email. PIN-based authentication and biometric login options have also been added for supported devices.
Performance
Faster API responses
Backend API response times have been significantly improved through database index optimisations, eager loading of relationships, and query reduction. One endpoint that previously executed over 780 database queries per request now executes just 12. These changes result in noticeably faster page loads across the dashboard.
Lighter frontend bundle
The frontend bundle has been streamlined with lazy-loaded animations, dynamically imported chart libraries, and the removal of 56 unused files. Initial page load is faster and uses less bandwidth, particularly on mobile connections.
Questions?
If you have questions about any of these changes or need help taking advantage of new features, contact us at support@yipii.io.
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