A Coaching Program For Teen Drivers And Their Parents
Just plug Automatic into your car's data port. Your car and phone
will automatically connect whenever you drive, wirelessly.
will automatically connect whenever you drive, wirelessly.
Automatic is an auto accessory that talks to your car’s onboard
computer and uses your smartphone’s GPS and data plan to upgrade your
car's capabilities.
Automatic works with iPhone 5 and above, and Android OS 4.0 and above (HTC One requires Android 4.3+).
Automatic works only in the United States with just about any gasoline engine car sold in the U.S. since 1996.
Easy Install, No Tools Required
Easy Install, No Tools Required
Automatic plugs into the same port your mechanic uses
when you take your car in for service. It's easily accessible near the
steering wheel.
Bluetooth® Low Energy Wireless
Using Bluetooth® technology and
sophisticated energy-saving algorithms, Automatic minimizes your phone's
battery consumption. (iPhone uses BT 4.0, Android uses BT 2.1+).
The idea with this latter feature is that this sort of real-time
feedback can make people drive better — similar to the way that the
signs displaying your speed as you approach (flashing when you’re going
too fast), can get drivers to become aware of their speed and slow down.
For adult users of Automatic’s product, the concept is a little bit about transitioning the “quantitative self” movement to the car. That is, helping users monitor their miles driven to complement their own self-analysis in other areas of their life — like using apps that count steps, sleep patterns, diet and more.
But for teen drivers, Automatic’s product and its real-time alerts could have a larger impact. While there are already a large number of tools to help parents monitor teen driving today, Automatic’s system — like some of the newer competitors on the market — is less about parents playing “Big Brother” to their kids, and more about helping parents and teens work together to establish a system of trust with regard to driving.
License+ is a 100-hour driving program that includes trip logging, plus feedback and recording of driving events like speeding (over 70 mph), hard braking and hard accelerations, all while calculating an overall “driving score” along the way. Parents can monitor these events via a web dashboard.
Meanwhile, teens can earn badges as they complete certain tasks and
master skills, like driving 10 miles safely at night with your coach (a
parent, typically), or going 50 miles with no hard brakes. At the end of
the program, teens receive a bronze, silver or gold medal in the app.
Obviously the virtual rewards, like badges, can only go so far. But
good parents know that such a tool could be used as the basis of
a positive reinforcement system. For example, parents could tie the
child’s allowance to their driving score, have some special reward tied
to each badge, or could reward the child with something larger – like
money toward a car of their own – for a successful completion of the
program.
Teen drivers can also use Automatic’s other features, like those that help you remember where you parked, those that decode the “check engine” messages, and the OnStar-like “crash detection” feature that alerts authorities and family on your behalf in the event of an emergency. And on Android, Automatic can be configured to silence your phone’s alerts while you’re behind the wheel.
License+ is launching today on iPhone and Android. Automatic sells its OBD devices for $99.95, but doesn’t require a subscription.
For what it’s worth, the day my kid pulls out of the driveway in my car, I will not look as happy as the mom pictured in the photo above. But hopefully, by then, the car will drive itself.
Explore Your Trips and Driving Data
Automatic lets you dig deeper into your trips to spot patterns and learn more about your driving.
For adult users of Automatic’s product, the concept is a little bit about transitioning the “quantitative self” movement to the car. That is, helping users monitor their miles driven to complement their own self-analysis in other areas of their life — like using apps that count steps, sleep patterns, diet and more.
But for teen drivers, Automatic’s product and its real-time alerts could have a larger impact. While there are already a large number of tools to help parents monitor teen driving today, Automatic’s system — like some of the newer competitors on the market — is less about parents playing “Big Brother” to their kids, and more about helping parents and teens work together to establish a system of trust with regard to driving.
License+ is a 100-hour driving program that includes trip logging, plus feedback and recording of driving events like speeding (over 70 mph), hard braking and hard accelerations, all while calculating an overall “driving score” along the way. Parents can monitor these events via a web dashboard.
Teen drivers can also use Automatic’s other features, like those that help you remember where you parked, those that decode the “check engine” messages, and the OnStar-like “crash detection” feature that alerts authorities and family on your behalf in the event of an emergency. And on Android, Automatic can be configured to silence your phone’s alerts while you’re behind the wheel.
License+ is launching today on iPhone and Android. Automatic sells its OBD devices for $99.95, but doesn’t require a subscription.
For what it’s worth, the day my kid pulls out of the driveway in my car, I will not look as happy as the mom pictured in the photo above. But hopefully, by then, the car will drive itself.
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