SmartDrive Announces Fourth Major Enhancement to Platform in the Last 12 Months

SAN DIEGO, March 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- SmartDrive Systems, a leader in driving performance solutions that reduce collisions and improve fuel efficiency, announced today the fourth major enhancement to its platform in the last 12 months with the addition of 'Dynamic Range' Safety Events and new U-Turn event triggering. These new capabilities further expand the broad spectrum of risk captured by the platform, enabling SmartDrive to accurately identify and measurably reduce a fleet's high risk safety events within weeks of starting the program. When coupled with SmartDrive's Active Safety System integration, these industry-first capabilities provide greater contextual insight into the riskiest driving that results in collisions, including following too close, excessive lane departure as result of drowsiness or distracted driving, and U-turns.

Traditionally, event capture has been focused on fixed ranges around an event, capturing the same amount of video before and after, regardless of the type of event that occurred. With 'Dynamic Range' Safety Events, the video capture window dynamically adjusts based on the specific type of event, focusing on the riskiest driving and providing the insight that is essential for understanding root cause.   For example, 'following too close' is a high risk contributor to collisions, especially when combined with other factors like speeding and distracted driving. When a driver is following too close, the 25 seconds that led up to the warning from an Active Safety System may be the riskiest driving—however fixed event capture misses 10 seconds or more of that video. The total event video length for these events varies based on the subscription level customers have selected. By adapting to a fleet's specific driving environment, SmartDrive delivers deeper insight for fleets on their unique areas of risk. 

"Every minute counts when it comes to safety, which is why we continue to push the boundaries of safety innovation in our platform," said Steve Mitgang, CEO of SmartDrive. "These new capabilities provide targeted contextual insight to the specific driving situation in the highest risk events. When you couple it with real time alerting and the ability to automatically put critical safety event video in the hands of fleet managers in under five minutes, we transform the speed with which fleets are able to respond to and manage the riskiest safety situations happening on the road every day," said Steve Mitgang, CEO of SmartDrive.

The new capability builds on SmartDrive's integration with the leading third party Active Safety Systems, which are calibrated to specific vehicles and are designed to detect situations unsafe for those particular vehicles. 'Dynamic Range' Safety Events are available for following distance and lane departure warnings as well as the new U-Turn trigger, which automatically identifies when a vehicle is executing this extremely unsafe driving maneuver.

Mitgang also noted, "We are able to provide this level of continued innovation because we designed our platform to be open, flexible and scalable—enabling us to take advantage of all the great advancements in vehicle safety technology and pass that value on to our customers as part of our software-as-a-service solution." 

SmartDrive delivers a range of subscription offerings that include these capabilities, with the specific event video length aligned based on customer need. 

For more information on SmartDrive Systems, please visit www.smartdrive.net.

About SmartDrive Systems
SmartDrive Systems gives fleets and drivers unprecedented driving performance insight and analysis, helping save fuel, expenses and lives. Its video analysis, predictive analytics and personalized performance program help fleets improve driving skills, lower operating costs and deliver significant ROI. With an easy-to-use managed service, fleets and drivers can access and self-manage driving performance anytime, anywhere. The company has compiled the world's largest storehouse of more than 70 million analyzed risky-driving events. SmartDrive Systems is based in San Diego, Calif., and employs more than 400 people worldwide.

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