@vincenzor Thanks a lot for appreciating the idea ;) Would love to hear your feedback on how the app works, and if it really makes you keep both hands on the wheel.
@vincenzor We are not login the distance, but points. You need to drive with the app on (please check the tutorial section) and at the end of the trip (or when your speed is under 6 mph) you will have the option to save the points.
Let me know if it works!
@vincenzor Please drive a little more than 3 km, our algorithm is not taking into account only the distance, but also speed and time. It might have been the case that you have driven enough to get at least a point, but possible under the speed.
Could you give it a try again, this time longer and with a speed above 6 mph / 10 km/h?
Much appreciated!
SafeDrive is an app that rewards drivers for not using their smartphones when driving. A points-based reward system allows users to redeem points with SafeDrive's partners (such as Uber, Kiip.com and local gas stations). Kudos to these guys for trying to solve a dramatic problem: distracted driving is a dangerous epidemic on America's roadways. In the US only, each day, more than 9 people are killed and more than 1,153 people are injured in car crashes that are reported to involve a distracted driver.
@robertoscaccia Thanks for the hunt, our app wants to put an end to this global problem. The roads are getting larger, cars are cheaper, and smartphones are more intrusive in our lives. The perfect combination for distracted driving accidents.
We took a different approach, by rewarding our users with points that can be traded (as a virtual currency) on discount vouchers from partners. The result is drivers get safely home, and have commercial benefits, partners have sales and CSR marketing, and society has safer roads.
We’ve started in Europe, where we validated that giving points is significantly improving the drivers behavior. We're launching in US right now, so if any of the Product Hunters know companies interested in such an app, please help us getting in contact with them (email me at tudor@getsafedrive.com).
We love to hear your opinion, become a SafeDriver now and send us your feedback.
At a glance, it seems like this essentially turns your phone into a brick while driving....Are users able to use google maps or play music on the phone while the SafeDrive is running? @tudorcobalas
@derekminter Thanks for asking. Our intention is to integrate with both kind of apps. At the moment you can listen to the music or to the maps instructions but cannot interact with them. We hope to improve this experience very soon.
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@derekminter I guess you can do that by opening the music and map apps first and run in background
@tudorcobalas@derekminter glad to hear.
Quick follow-up: I saw the phase "bitcoin for accountability" used in your forbes article. Do you guys plan on integrating btc payouts as a reward or more strictly an internal token or appcoin for use in the marketplace? or both?
@axincornel@derekminter Exactly, having apps in the background is not a problem.
Some of our users turn on their Waze, put the alerts on and keep SafeDrive on top.
@derekminter Thanks for asking, we referred to "Bitcoin" more of a comparison towards "mining" your responsibility (when driving :)
We like to say that SafeDrive is the app that transforms your responsibility into a virtual currency, which you can exchange for discount vouchers.
@karina_nexticy Thanks for that, it is not only youths, it also grown ups. One of our user said "your app makes me conscious of the risk, so when I really need to answer or text, I just pull over".
@rehman_a Thanks a lot for liking what we do. It is indeed excited!
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Fantastic idea. I hope you can get some great partners globally for this, including insurance companies. Similar things exist but are typically tied to a specific insurance firm, love the idea of it being independant.
@slaterjohn Thanks for appreciating our product. We like to be independent, on our users part, which love to have variety.
Therefore, we've built the marketplace in a way that can put all together different brands, from different domains.
We'd love to talk to partners, even locally, in order to present the power behind SafeDrive.
Again, thanks!
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