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Greenlight Empowers Families to Help Teens Become Confident Drivers with New Driving Safety Tools

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Thursday, April 18, 2024
Teens, Parenting, Automotive, Software, Family, Banking, Consumer, Professional Services, Data Management, Digital Cash Management, Digital Assets, Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Fintech, Personal Finance, Other Automotive, General Automotive, Apps, Applications, Training, Education, Multimedia, Crash, SOS, Anxiety, Parent, Safety, Habit, Mobile phone

Greenlight® , the award-winning money and safety app for families, today announced the launch of industry-first driving safety tools designed for families to help teens become more confident drivers.

Key Points: 
  • Greenlight® , the award-winning money and safety app for families, today announced the launch of industry-first driving safety tools designed for families to help teens become more confident drivers.
  • Yet, teen driving continues to be a source of anxiety for families and distracted driving is on the rise — nine out of ten teens admit to using their phone while driving.
  • Greenlight’s new driving safety tools offer families an easy, convenient way to empower teens to develop safe driving habits and stay connected on the road.
  • Weekly driving reports: Families can track driving habits together over time with weekly reports that celebrate teens’ progress and provide ways to improve so teens can become safe, confident drivers.

Corona Family Affected by Distracted Driving Share Son’s Tragic Story in New PSAs Released Today

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Family, Public Safety, Consumer, Aftermarket, Law Enforcement, Emergency Services, State, Local, Automotive, Public Policy, Other Transport, Trucking, Transport, Government, Radio, Social media, Risk, Safety, Parent, OTS, Life, Distracted driving, Smartphone, Friends, Mobile, California Highway Patrol, Face, Child, Crash, PSAS, Mobile phone

Through the end of April – National Distracted Driving Awareness Month – new public service announcements (PSAs) will run on multiple media platforms featuring the parents of Benjamin “Bean Dip” Montalvo.

Key Points: 
  • Through the end of April – National Distracted Driving Awareness Month – new public service announcements (PSAs) will run on multiple media platforms featuring the parents of Benjamin “Bean Dip” Montalvo.
  • The 21-year-old Corona native was struck and killed riding his bike by a distracted and impaired driver in June 2020.
  • “The tragic death of 21-year-old Benjamin Montalvo serves as a stark reminder of the devastating consequences of distracted driving,” Caltrans Director Tony Tavares said.
  • “Distracted driving is not just a momentary lapse; it is a conscious choice that causes irreversible harm with catastrophic consequences.

Mobileye EyeQ6 Lite Launches to Speed ADAS Upgrades Worldwide

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Software, Other Energy, Hardware, Energy, General Automotive, Technology, Autonomous Driving, Vehicles, Automotive, Artificial Intelligence, Automotive Manufacturing, Other Technology, Manufacturing, CPU, Road traffic safety, Safety, Travel, EyeQ, Machine learning, Business development, Insurance, ADAS, Research, Multimedia, Crash, Death, Algorithm, Pedestrian, Accident, AEB, GPS, Mobile phone

It will be followed by the EyeQ6 High advanced system-on-chip, on track to launch in early 2025.

Key Points: 
  • It will be followed by the EyeQ6 High advanced system-on-chip, on track to launch in early 2025.
  • To date, more than 170 million vehicles worldwide have been built with Mobileye technology inside.
  • Last year, Mobileye rolled out Intelligent Speed Assist upgrades for its EyeQ4M that could meet European standards for automatically reading and understanding speed limit signs – whether permanent or temporary signs.
  • “This is only the start of our journey with the EyeQ6L,” said Nimrod Nehushtan, Executive Vice President of Business Development and Strategy for Mobileye.

Allstate Customers Using Safe Driving App Have 25% Fewer Severe Collisions

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024
IOT (Internet of Things), Data Management, Consumer Electronics, Insurance, Technology, Transportation, Apps, Applications, Other Automotive, Professional Services, Travel, General Automotive, Automotive, Software, Data Analytics, Mobile, Wireless, Spend, Crash, Driver, Research, Accident, Policy, Mobile phone

Allstate customers have a choice to opt into the Allstate app’s safe driving features and those who do are safer on the road, according to Allstate and its mobility data and analytics partner Arity.

Key Points: 
  • Allstate customers have a choice to opt into the Allstate app’s safe driving features and those who do are safer on the road, according to Allstate and its mobility data and analytics partner Arity.
  • Among the 100 most populous urban areas in the U.S., average Drivewise customers compared to other connected drivers:
    Handle their phones 44% less while driving.
  • “We offer customers the choice to pay a rate based on their driving,” said Ginger Purgatorio, executive vice president at Allstate.
  • “We find that when customers choose to use Drivewise on their Allstate mobile app, they tend to drive safer.

Samsara Celebrates 2024 Great Place To Work Certifications Across the United States, United Kingdom, and Poland

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Data Management, IOT (Internet of Things), Technology, Transport, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Software, Cloud, Saṃsāra, Certification, Connected, Culture, Multimedia, Crash, Inc., Organization

Samsara Inc. ("Samsara") (NYSE: IOT), the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, proudly announces it is Certified™ by Great Place To Work® in the United States , United Kingdom , and Poland .

Key Points: 
  • Samsara Inc. ("Samsara") (NYSE: IOT), the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, proudly announces it is Certified™ by Great Place To Work® in the United States , United Kingdom , and Poland .
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240416971110/en/
    Samsara is Certified™ by Great Place To Work® in the United States, United Kingdom, and Poland.
  • The independent analysis found that, on average, more than 93% of employees in the U.S., U.K., and Poland are proud to work at Samsara.
  • “By successfully earning this recognition, it is evident that Samsara stands out as one of the top companies to work for, providing a great workplace environment for its employees."

Dallas County Jury Returns $37.5M Verdict Against Oncor in Deadly Crash

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Friday, April 19, 2024
Other Professional Services, Professional Services, Legal, Oncor Electric Delivery, Associate, Crash, Shoulder, I-635, District court, F-150, Ford, Trucking, Transport

A Dallas County jury has returned a $37.5 million verdict against Oncor Electric Delivery Co. and one of its employees in a deadly crash that claimed the life of truck driver Shamsher Singh in 2021.

Key Points: 
  • A Dallas County jury has returned a $37.5 million verdict against Oncor Electric Delivery Co. and one of its employees in a deadly crash that claimed the life of truck driver Shamsher Singh in 2021.
  • Mr. Singh was outside his vehicle, inspecting it on the passenger side by the retaining wall, when the collision occurred.
  • “As we were able to show at trial, this accident was absolutely preventable, and the jury understood that.”
    The case, Baldish Kaur, et al.
  • v. Oncor Electric Delivery Company NTU LLC, et al., was heard in the 160th Civil District Court of Dallas County.

Travelers Risk Index Shows Rise in Distracted Driving

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Thursday, April 11, 2024
Professional Services, Family, Consumer Electronics, Consumer, General Automotive, Transportation, Technology, Automotive, Travel, Parenting, Trucking, Insurance, Transport, The Travelers Companies, Social media, NHTSA, Crash, Multimedia, Assistant, Death, Traveler, TRV, Compensated emancipation, Mobile phone

The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV ) today announced the results of the 2024 Travelers Risk Index on distracted driving, highlighting an increase in dangerous behaviors.

Key Points: 
  • The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV ) today announced the results of the 2024 Travelers Risk Index on distracted driving, highlighting an increase in dangerous behaviors.
  • Crashes and near misses due to distracted driving have also increased.
  • Consistent with the findings of previous years, the 2024 Travelers Risk Index indicated that several factors could motivate drivers to remain focused, including passengers voicing their concerns (86%) and financial rewards for safe driving (86%).
  • “Distracted driving is a preventable crisis,” said Chris Hayes, Assistant Vice President of Workers Compensation and Transportation, Risk Control, at Travelers.

PeerDB Raises $3.6 Million Seed Round Funding to Revolutionize Data Movement for PostgreSQL

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Thursday, April 11, 2024
Data Management, Apps, Applications, Technology, Other Technology, Software, Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Table, Database, Publish–subscribe pattern, ACM, Internet of things, AI, Artificial intelligence, Pioneer Fund, Growth, Friends, Engineering, Auren Hoffman, SQL Server, Microsoft, Acquisition, Movement, OLAP, Palantir Technologies, Luigi, DBMS, ETL, Snowflake, Azure, Y Combinator, BigQuery, Crash, Fraud, Microsoft Azure, SQL, ClickHouse, Computer data storage

PeerDB , the leading data movement platform for PostgreSQL, today announced it received $3.6 million in seed round funding.

Key Points: 
  • PeerDB , the leading data movement platform for PostgreSQL, today announced it received $3.6 million in seed round funding.
  • “At PeerDB, we're tackling inefficiencies surrounding Postgres data movement.
  • As we brace for the influx of data driven by the era of LLMs, we're committed to ensuring Postgres data movement remains efficient and scalable,” said PeerDB CTO and co-founder Kaushik Iska .
  • Below are a few product differentiators of PeerDB:
    Faster Postgres data movement: PeerDB implements parallel snapshotting , the fastest way for moving Postgres data.

Hayden AI Launches Double Parking Enforcement Solution for Road Safety and Public Transit

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Software, Professional Services, Hardware, Public Safety, Public Transport, General Automotive, Technology, Automotive, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, Transport, Public Policy, Government, Crash, Safety, Travel, Road

Hayden AI, a global leader in vision AI and spatial analytics, today announced a new product for its vision AI platform: automated double parking enforcement.

Key Points: 
  • Hayden AI, a global leader in vision AI and spatial analytics, today announced a new product for its vision AI platform: automated double parking enforcement.
  • Double parking creates major issues for road safety and public transit.
  • Automated double parking enforcement gives transit and other agencies an additional tool to improve bus performance and road safety for everyone.
  • “Our vision AI platform is designed to improve transit performance and road safety, and reducing double parking is a huge part of that.

Embrace Brings OpenTelemetry to Mobile Developers for Extensible, User-Focused Mobile Observability

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Cloud, Computation, Noise, Android, The New York Times, RUM, CNCF, Documentation, SLA, GitHub, Data collection, GOAT, Crash, IOS, Yahoo!, Mobile phone

CULVER CITY, Calif., April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile app observability company Embrace announced today that its native iOS and Android SDKs are now built on OpenTelemetry. The open-source, enterprise-supported SDKs combine Embrace's unique insights into mobile user experiences with transparent, portable, and extensible data collection.

Key Points: 
  • CULVER CITY, Calif., April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile app observability company Embrace announced today that its native iOS and Android SDKs are now built on OpenTelemetry .
  • Engineers benefit from full visibility into mobile user experiences so they can resolve critical performance issues before they become widespread.
  • "Evolving the OTel specification to better capture telemetry for client applications will ultimately raise the bar for what's possible with mobile app observability."
  • Teams seeking OTel-compliant tooling that's built for mobile will gain the following with Embrace:
    Mobile telemetry built with the user in mind: Mobile teams require context-aware mobile telemetry.