Azuga Bluetooth Credit Card Sized Beacon

At a glance

What the shop lists

The Azuga shop lists a Bluetooth credit card sized beacon, part number AZ-BLE-20, at $15. It is described as a compact white beacon for Bluetooth Low Energy occupant recognition that tracks occupant presence and activity, built to be reliable and durable. We have not verified that this exact part is the driver ID tag, and Azuga's guides describe more than one kind of beacon card.

What Azuga says a beacon is

Azuga describes a beacon as a credit card sized device that broadcasts low-energy Bluetooth, runs on a battery of about two to three years, and has its own serial number and MAC address. It works without a smartphone. The Azuga OBD device scans for beacons when the ignition goes on, when it goes off, or both, depending on configuration, and reports what it finds to Azuga.

Driver or occupant

• The first beacon the vehicle detects becomes the paired driver.
• Other beacon holders are reported as occupants.
• Azuga says the device can detect up to four beacons at once.
• The driver is unpaired at ignition off, or when another beacon holder gets in.

The button method

Azuga also documents a version with a push button in the centre and a red light that comes on when you press it. The light only confirms the press, not that pairing worked. The driver turns the ignition on, waits about thirty seconds, then presses once. Pressing late has no effect. Range is about 10 to 15 metres. If several people carry cards, the last driver to press becomes paired by default.

Rules worth following on every job

1. An account uses one pairing type at a time. Decide automatic or button before you hand out cards, because changing it goes through Azuga customer care.
2. Give each driver one card and record the serial in the portal under Admin, Devices, then Beacons.
3. Keep the card on a lanyard or in a wallet, not loose in the vehicle where anyone can pick it up.
4. Warn drivers that Bluetooth and Wi-Fi share a radio band, and a phone hotspot in the cab can interfere.

What we cannot tell you

Azuga has not published which beacon card model this SKU is, its battery type, or whether it has a button. Ask Azuga to confirm before you buy cards for a fleet, because the button method and the automatic method are set up differently.

Where to go next

Questions we get

Can a driver card replace an Azuga key fob?

We did not find a driver key fob in the Azuga shop. A beacon card is how Azuga documents driver identification, but ask Azuga which type your account uses.

What if two drivers share a truck?

With automatic detection the first beacon detected becomes the driver and the other is an occupant. With the button method the last person to press becomes paired.

Does the card need a phone?

Azuga says a beacon works without a smartphone. The OBD device does the scanning.

Sources: Azuga shop product page, checked 2026-10-21, Azuga, what is a beacon, Azuga occupant recognition article, Azuga beacon pairing overview, Azuga beacon button pairing, Azuga driver and beacon association. AZUGA is a trademark of its owner. API Signal is an independent installer and is not Azuga.