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Increase in telematics policies
- 22/05/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Newly released research by the British insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) shows a nine per cent increase in the number of live ‘black box’ telematics motor insurance policies. These types of policies can offer savings of up to 25% for careful drivers. In particular, young drivers who often struggle to find [...] -
eCall is cost burden for car manufacturers
- 13/05/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Technological features of telematics devices in connected cars are evolving intelligently to capture long-term opportunities during the vehicle’s lifecycle. Integrating multiple services, such as diagnostics and effective vehicle relationship management on a single telematics platform will provide cars with the [...] -
RAC leads on crash detection accuracy
- 31/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Independent tests have proven that RAC Telematics’ crash detection accuracy is far above current industry averages. TRL, the UK’s transport research laboratory, confirmed the crash detection accuracy of RAC Telematics in a series of controlled tests. The results show a 92% accuracy in detecting crash and [...] -
Hastings partners with Octo
- 26/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Hastings has chosen Octo to provide the telematics technology for its Hastings Direct SmartMiles young driver insurance product, Insurance Times has reported. Under the three-year agreement, Octo will provide Hastings with a complete telematics solution, including a scoring algorithm. Octo will also provide the [...] -
Telematics box saves drivers life
- 11/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A telematics device has saved a drivers life after it sent a message to his insurer when the car stopped with sudden force, according to a story published today on the Mail Online. The story reported that Max Charles, who was 18 at the time, was involved in a serious car accident which left him with a brain injury [...]