It is reported that Komatsu Manufacturing Co., Ltd., a Japanese construction machinery manufacturer, installed remote-controlled monitoring devices using global satellite positioning systems on its hydraulic excavators and bulldozers, and used a personal computer to promptly grasp the location of the machinery.
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. installed a global positioning device and a Japanese mobile phone company's communication system anti-theft device on some of its hydraulic excavators. With these devices on the construction machinery, the owner can master the whereabouts of the machinery and make it impossible for others to use the engine. Related news: