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How we work on smart solutions with maximum ease-of-use every day

The two components of our SoC, a CPU and a Bluetooth radio, use as little power as possible. We focus on ultra low power usage (microamperes instead of milliamperes), and try to make our algorithms and programming as effective as possible so that we require as little processing power from the processor as possible.

An accelerometer - together with the embedded software - takes care of measuring all driving movements, so no GPS is needed for this. This sensor also takes care of switching on and off the pod itself, and in cooperation with the onboard bluetooth radio, the pod also ensures that the app on the smartphone is automatically switched on while driving.

With SafeDrivePod, data processing does not take place in the app or on a server, but in the pod itself. This minimises data traffic via Bluetooth to the phone, which minimises battery consumption. In addition, not every drive movement needs to be sent directly to a server via the smartphone's data bundle.

The pod uses flash memory, on which all driving movements per trip are stored. About a thousand trips can be stored on the pod without having to send data to the server via the smartphone. We also send over-the-air updates for the embedded software. So the pod never needs to be physically updated.

Like our hardware, we also develop our app in-house. We offer native apps for both iOS and Android, written in Kotlin (Android) and Swift (iOS). The app facilitates all SafeDrivePod functionalities, and allows individual drivers to give SafeDrivePod access to the necessary system components on the smartphone.

This operating system-level integration ensures maximum ease of use. In fact, after setting up the pod and the app, there is no need for manual operation. The app and pod start automatically, and also shut down automatically.

We develop and manage our dashboard, the API, the frontend and our own servers according to the applicable ISO standards for safe data, Core Web Vitals, GDPR and W3C standards. We use HTML5, PHP, Javascript and CSS. We work with duplicate servers with sufficient physical distance, data is never lost in case of data flow interruption.

Our dashboard gives users a variety of reporting options. Data can therefore be presented in different ways. Raw data can be exported and/or read in, and reports can also be exported in various formats. In addition, permissions can be set per user.