Xevo and Arity Team Up to Deliver Tech-Tailored Insurance and Risk Management Solutions for Consumers and Fleets

BELLEVUE, Wash., Feb. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Arity, the technology company founded by The Allstate Corporation, and Xevo Inc., the global leader in data-driven user experiences for the automotive industry, today announced they are working together to create solutions designed to enrich and enhance the in-car experience. The collaboration will enable the companies to deliver a suite of vehicle connectivity and navigation features powered by Arity's Automotive and Shared Mobility Solutions and Xevo Market, the company's groundbreaking in-vehicle merchant-to-driver commerce platform, making it possible for drivers and fleet managers to receive personalized driving services and risk management information.

This offering leverages both companies' technology and data platforms and Xevo's unique merchant and data market to create several new features and products, including:

• Improved Insurance Options and Pricing for Consumers: A curated connected car and companion app user experience designed to present relevant, personalized insurance offers based on an individual or group's actual driving behaviors, including usage-based insurance.
• Driving Services: To increase driver safety, Arity and Xevo will offer OEMs and navigation solution providers a suite of services that enable individuals and fleets to select safer, smarter routes, and avoid high-risk areas and intersections. The Xevo Market platform also offers parents and teenage drivers tools to understand teen driving habits; incorporating data from Arity's proven driving scores will result in an even more comprehensive, effective solution.  
• Intelligent Tools to Improve Fleet Operations of Any Size: Xevo's connected car platform features services well-suited for fleet operation. Combining Xevo's data ingestion and analysis capabilities with Arity's Shared Mobility Solutions yields an end-to-end experience offering fleet operators the business intelligence tools to effectively manage risk and increase overall profitably.

"The auto industry is in the midst of a transformational change, and OEMs are working tirelessly to adapt," said Gary Hallgren, President, Arity. "Our collaboration with Xevo will better position OEMs to leverage connected car data for revenue-generating opportunities and deliver a more personalized, intelligent in-car experience—a key pillar of the auto industry's value proposition in the future. The aim of our work with Xevo is to boost OEMs' efforts to create better value and arm their customers with the insights that will make them smarter and safer on the road."

"Xevo Market makes it easy for OEMs to deliver smarter, safer, more productive journeys to their customers, and we are happy to collaborate with Arity to build even more useful, intuitive in-vehicle features and services. Working together gives us the opportunity to help individuals and fleet managers get the personalized information they need to effectively manage risk and keep costs down," said Dan Gittleman, CEO, Xevo. "Combining Xevo's car, cloud, mobile, and market expertise with Arity's data intelligence, we can offer OEMs features of value to their customers, enhancing the driving experience and simplifying people's daily lives while improving road safety and helping them save money."

Xevo will be demonstrating the technology during Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018, February 26-March 1 in Barcelona, Spain.

About Arity
Arity is a technology company focused on making transportation smarter, safer, and more useful for everyone. It transforms large amounts of data into actionable insights to help partners better predict risk and make smarter decisions in real time. The Arity platform was built on more than 30 billion miles of historical driving data with more than a million active telematics connections and over 7 years of data directly from cars. Arity was founded by The Allstate Corporation in 2016 and has offices in Northern Ireland, India and Chicago's Merchandise Mart. For more information, visit www.arity.com

About Xevo
Xevo Inc. is a trusted Tier-1 automotive software supplier deployed in millions of vehicles worldwide. Xevo solutions for cloud, car, and mobile devices leverage computer vision, machine learning, and data analytics to continuously create, test, and deploy new AI models that improve performance, safety, and driver experiences. Xevo's Journeyware suite of automotive products seamlessly connects drivers and their vehicles to mobile applications, content, and services. Xevo Market, its merchant-to-driver platform, connects customers with their favorite brands by delivering highly-contextual offers through the touchscreens of their vehicles and their vehicle-branded mobile apps. Xevo technology is licensed in vehicle systems worldwide to several of the world's largest automotive manufacturers. For more information, visit www.xevo.com.

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