Ohio-based State Auto Insurance Companies is partnering with Massachusetts firm Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) to develop a telematics app to monitor and improve driver behaviour. CMT’s DriveWell technology uses sensors to determine how well a vehicle is being driven. The company says the app, which will be available for Android devices in early 2016, can detect when drivers are distracted by their smartphones, or if they have been drinking alcohol while driving. CMT said its results include a 35% drop in mobile phone use and a 20% reduction in hard braking after 30 days of using the system.
Ohio-based State Auto Insurance Companies is partnering with Massachusetts firm Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) to develop a telematics app to monitor and improve driver behaviour. CMT’s DriveWell technology uses sensors to determine how well a vehicle is being driven. Data is fed back to the firm's science and analytics engines, which is presented as feedback for drivers. CMT said its results include a 35% drop in mobile phone use and a 20% reduction in hard braking after 30 days of using the system.