Technology

Preserve the Value of Every Vehicle in Your Fleet

Zubie Sense for Vehicles combines smoke detection, impact detection, and telematics features into a single device, helping fleet managers protect residual value, improve renter accountability, and maximize remarketing performance.

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Why Zubie Sense for Vehicles?

Protect Residual Value

Get rock-solid proof of smoking and impact events to enforce your policies. Use event-based insights to support renter damage recovery, prioritize vehicles for cleaning, and communicate with smokers after the first offense to stop bad behavior.

Improve Renter Accountability

Use objective event data to support claims and fee recovery conversations, helping to reduce avoidable damage and protect your business, while delivering a transparent customer experience.

Maximize Remarketing Performance

A single condition grade drop at auction can reduce resale value $500 to $1,500 per vehicle. Zubie Sense helps operators detect issues early and protect fleet asset value.

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Process

How it Works

Install Zubie Sense in Minutes

Install your devices in just 15 minutes, using your vehicle’s OBD port for device power and the Zubie app for easy device-to-VIN pairing. Start getting location data immediately, and rest assured you will be notified the next time smoking or impacts occur with your vehicle.

Detect Smoking & Impacts with Precision

Zubie Sense continuously measures airborne particles and movement patterns to identify genuine smoking activity and potential impact events, even when the vehicle is powered down or windows are open. Customers have seen an 86% reduction in smoking events over time.

Get Actionable Alerts & Evidence

Operators gain access to detailed smoking event reports including smoking type classification (smoke or vape), total smoke detected, event duration, & background air quality. Detailed impact event reports including event classification (low, significant, or severe) and likely impact area of the vehicle.

Enforce your Policies

Your team can use Zubie Sense alerts & downloadable reports to have conversations with customers, enforce your smoking policy, and back up vehicle damage claims. Customers have seen up to a 90% success rate in smoking fine claims, ensuring fairness, transparency, and faster dispute resolution.

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From Our Customers

“Because of Zubie’s early alerts and real-time data, we were able to act quickly and recover a vehicle with minimal damage. Their technology continues to play an absolutely critical role in our operations, helping us prevent losses and maintain accountability across our fleet.”

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—Justin M, Blue Oval Rentals, Chicago, IL

Experience Wide-Reaching Operational Impact

With Zubie Sense, fleets see measurable bottom-line impact:

Up to an 86% reduction in smoking events over time
Reduce smoking fine disputes with up to a 90% claim success rate
Greater customer satisfaction with clean, smoke-free vehicles

Zubie Sense gives rental operators real time visibility into vehicle condition helping reduce avoidable damage, control depreciation, and maximize resale value.

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“Together, we’re setting a new standard for fleet management, combining Bosch’s technological innovation with Zubie’s deep understanding of the rental car market.”

— Philipp Gauss, Vice President and Head of Fleet Sales, Bosch North America

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Learn More About the Technology

Case Study

Blue Oval Rentals – Zubie Sense for Vehicles

December 19, 2025

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Smoke Detection

July 10, 2025

Blog

Zubie Accepts Gold Stevie® Award for Technology Excellence — “New Service of the Year” for Smoke Detection

September 23, 2025

TSD Mobility Solutions Acquires Zubie