Drive Smart
Saving on gasoline is not something that can be done only when refueling. Correct driving is an advantage and a challenge for drivers who want to save money and safeguard the environment. In addition, try to safer driving to avoid accidents. But how to measure and improve this ability? How to make driving safer? The Drive Smart application seeks to answer these questions in a simple way, through smartphones and its sensors.A curious tool for users who are more concerned about this aspect.
Drive Smart proposes transforming each user's terminal into a personal driving assistant. A tool designed to analyze the way you drive to know if you are a danger behind the wheel, if your driving is risky or if it is inefficient All this taking advantage of different features such asvehicle speed, inclination, braking and other issues that the different sensors of the terminal are able to measure and compare.
Just start the application and create a user account from an email and a password. In addition, the first time it is used, it is also necessary to configure other issues such as the sensors in charge of recording all the data and transmitting it: GPS and BluetoothWith this, all that remains is to press the central button, Start, for the terminal, next to Drive Smart , learn from the user's driving habits.
The GPS is in charge of knowing the speed, height and direction of the vehicle , while gyroscopes and accelerometers calculate possible swipes and tilts. All this, recorded and contrasted with the cartographic maps and data from Drive Smart, manages to create a driver profileadjusted to the practices and habits of the user behind the wheel. Something that is reflected in the meter at the bottom center of the screen, with a color wheel and very visual faces.
In addition, once the trip has finished, the user can review all the information section by section In this way, he knowsat which points have you driven better or worse, used more fuel, encountered more traffic, been more risky, etc.All this in a very visual and enjoyable way thanks to the different indicators and the route map. Issues that can be reviewed individually, after each trip, but that are also added to an on-board log to be able to review and contrast the data on a monthly basis
Measurements that are as close to reality as possible thanks to the sensors of the terminal, but which are also supported by a large database where they are compared to find out if you have driven in bad weather, day or night, by city or countryside, and a long etc. more
In short, a complete and detailed application that, although it does not correct the hobbies and habits of bad drivers, does offer information on the mistakes they make and when they make them. The Drive Smart app can be downloaded free for Android via Google PlaySoon it will also be available for iPhone An application that, apart from measuring all this data, has different minijuegos and challenges for the user to continue offering data about their driving. Information which, on the other hand, is treated with total confidentiality It also has aaccident alert button
