Telematics

During the past year we shared numerous discussions on the importance of insurance telematics and how technology can be used to calculate more accurately insurable risks. We have also discussed the pro’s and con’s, with the only negative being the general criticism to potential breaches in privacy etc. There are so many benefits that many insurers ...

December holidays away have become a tradition for many South Africans. All you need to do is to take a drive along the cost or the major routes to your coastal towns and cities and you will find this has not changed… At all the rest stops we find cars fully laden with people and their ...

In the past few years the Arrive Alive website has been approached by many new operators in the transport and small business industry – many of these providing weekend transport to those who go “on the night out”! It is of the utmost importance for road safety that we remove the drunk and impaired drivers ...

There is a worldwide drive towards reducing motorized transport. Transport officials are focusing much of their attention on reducing traffic congestion by reducing the number of vehicles on our roads as well as increasing the opportunity for public transport. One aspect which needs to be emphasized as well is the benefits of ridesharing through lift clubs. ...

On Carte Blanche on Sunday there was a small documentary on the ease and speed with which commuters can travel from Pretoria to the JSE in Sandton JHB by using the Gautrain. A comparison was made between the time and travel of driving with a Porche and travelling by train. It appears that many people are ...

What do you do to counter the ever increasing cost of transportation? What is the cost of transportation? We could include in these costs the following: –          Fuel –          Vehicle maintenance – Cost of tyres, wear and tear and vehicle components to be replaced etc –          Car Insurance –          Time spent in traffic [ If we use the often ...

The Department of Transport should be commended for the efforts to improve public transport in South Africa. Even though many might regard recent developments as small steps, they are indeed much needed and they might prove to have a giant impact on road safety, the environment, economic development and financial stability. The efforts to improve public ...

Discovery recently entered the short-term insurance market with Discovery Insure. Through their VitalityDrive™program they use the DQ-Track™ telematics system, developed in collaboration with Ctrack. The advanced Ctrack™ telematics technology enables Discovery to achieve its objectives of measuring and rewarding good driving and reducing the cost of insurance through positive change in driver behaviour. All drivers ...

Many vehicle insurance claims are the result of accidents caused by driver distraction. Those drivers who were distracted are unlikely to admit to these distractions and it might be difficult for companies to accurately measure whether driver distraction has indeed contributed to the accident. Can companies do more to prevent their employees from distracted driving ...

Vehicle owners have very different preferences when it comes to make, model, colour and accessories. This individuality is not limited to their vehicles – it also stretches much further- – and we need to recognize this in aspects such as driving behaviour, driving risks and the manner in which they care for their vehicles! Car insurance ...