At Geotab Connect 2026 in Las Vegas, the message was clear: AI is quickly moving from a support tool to doing real fleet work on its own. Much of the discussion centered on “vibe coding,” where users describe a problem in plain language and AI builds the solution — turning tasks that once required weeks of reports, IT support, and vendor tickets into minutes of automated analysis.

Geotab CEO Neil Cawse said the shift marks a turning point, with employees increasingly managing AI systems rather than performing the work themselves. Demonstrations showed AI answering operational questions, handling support requests, predicting vehicle breakdowns, and even turning a hand-drawn app idea into working software in seconds.

The conference also highlighted digital twins, conversational AI assistants, and voice agents that automatically capture job feedback from drivers. The takeaway for fleets: success with AI will depend less on technology and more on data readiness, leadership adaptation, and how quickly organizations change their workflows.

For many fleet operators, the gap between what’s now possible and how telematics is actually used today remains wide — but Connect 2026 made it clear that gap is closing fast.