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How the app works
The app captures different types of data which power smarter car insurance policies.
The app computes a Driver Score that ranges from 0 to 100
The Driver Score is an assessment of how safely you. A score above 80 is considered to be safe driving and a score below 40 is considered to be unsafe driving. We use a proprietary algorithm to weigh different factors of the drivers behavior and create a score.
Miles driven
The app captures the miles driven to better determine the score. More miles driven with few driver incidents results in a better score.
Driving events
The app looks for four possible issues with driving: acceleration, braking, speeding, and distracted driving. The app uses the smart phone's built in GPS and accelerometer hardware to understand if the driver is surpassing our predefined safety thresholds.
For instance, GPS data can tell the app if the driver is going 85 miles per hour and a speeding event will be triggered and used in our proprietary algorithm to calculate the driver's score.
Below is more detail on the factors of the Driver Score.