The app uses a combination of three factors to detect phone distraction: The phone screen is on The phone is in motion in your hand The car is in motion If you use Apple CarPlay, Android Auto or change music via the steering wheel this will not count as a…
The app records a hard cornering event if you drive around a corner harshly. To avoid hard cornering, reduce your speed around corners.
Hard acceleration measures the rate at which you accelerate during a trip - that is, how quickly you shift from a lower speed to a higher speed. Circumstances like merging into fast-moving traffic can make hard acceleration unavoidable at times, and rare occurrences should not affect your score. If you…
At times, the app has trouble distinguishing between the motorway and the frontage road next to the motorway. As a result, the app can judge your speed based on the frontage road instead of the motorway. We’re developing an improvement to address this issue. Until then, please reach out to…
The app identifies a speeding event when the user is driving above the "safe speed." This is based on a threshold over the posted speed limit for the relevant road.
The app does not know the circumstances of a specific hard braking event – it only measures how hard you are braking, and for how long. Your overall score takes into account the number (rate) of hard braking events. Occasional hard braking in unavoidable circumstances does not substantially impact your…
The app records a hard braking event when you reduce your speed suddenly, such as slamming on the brakes in a lower-speed zone or drastically reducing speed on the highway. If you engage in hard braking often, even at lower speeds, it may suggest tailgating or not paying attention, which…
There are three main reasons that your score may decrease. Change Over Time: The app calculates your score based on your trips over the last 90 days. This means that your scores may change each day as trips older than 90 days are removed from the score calculation, including overall…
The app collects and analyzes your driving data, then provides an overall driving score out of 100 based on a series of criteria. For each of the criteria below, a specific subscore is also provided. Phone Distraction: Using the phone in your hand while the vehicle is in motion Hard…
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