SAN MARCOS, Calif., Jul. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Predictive Coach is at the head of the curve in this technological breakthrough. Call it a sea change in fleet management and driver safety.

Telematics and artificial intelligence are being combined to make life a whole lot easier for fleet managers through new technology that not only records bad driver behavior, but creates customized, mobile-friendly, corrective driver-training modules based on a person’s habits on the road.

This year, a U.S. based Transit Authority will be selected to participate in a National Academy of Sciences grant study to measure the impact a technology such as Predictive Coach can have on its drivers.

“What they are offering is a pretty unique service,” said Matthew Camden, a research associate in the Behavioral Analysis and Application group at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute’s Center for Truck and Bus Safety, which is involved in the project.

Camden noted that telematics has long been able to track instances when drivers brake too hard or engage in other types of careless behavior. But with an overabundance of data flowing to fleet managers, too often that information is not acted upon. “It can be overwhelming to review all this data that is coming in and determine what to do with it,” he said. “Predictive Coach fills up that void while also identifying drivers that need some additional training and offering training specifically for and directly related to what an individual driver needs.”

That means a driver who routinely ignores the speed limit could be directed to access a mobile-friendly lesson addressing that flaw. Likewise, a driver with a propensity of making harsh stops or sudden starts will be targeted with lessons addressing those behaviors.

“The fact of the matter is no two drivers are the same,” said Jerome Toliver, President and CEO of RMJ Technologies, the parent company of Predictive Coach. “We should have training that is relevant to each individual driver.”

The Predictive Coach mobile solution leverages Tourmaline Lab’s patented artificial intelligence technology that is revolutionizing driver data collection by recording billions of events via a mobile phone or any other data source. “The integration with Predictive Coach automatically assigns the driver the proper training course by using a defined threshold of our behavior events that include phone use, speeding, harsh cornering, harsh stops, hard acceleration, and more,” said Chris Evans, Partner Channel Director for Tourmaline Labs. “For example, if the driver receives enough hard-braking alerts, he or she would be required to take a course for distracted driving.”

Predictive Coach training lessons can be completed via a laptop, tablet, or mobile device, making it easy for drivers to complete assigned training. The fleet manager simply defines course assignment rules and is notified when training has been completed.

One Southern California water district said the technology is promising.

“Driver education is greatly enhanced by tools that target specific driving behavior. We see using this technology as a supplement that strengthens our current training program. With behavior-based driver training, the courses that are delivered to the employee are specific to their individual needs and opportunities for improvement.”

Toliver said the technology can profoundly improve a company’s bottom line.

“What you have now are situations where a driver will get into an accident and the company will get sued, with a plaintiff saying, ‘You had all this data, but you didn’t act on it,'” he said. “We’re responding to a need by automating training aimed at correcting bad driving behavior and making that training easily accessible and relevant to each individual driver.”

The insurance industry is taking note. “This is a good tool for owners and managers of a business to use, whether it is a small businessperson with just a few trucks or a larger company with a bigger fleet of vehicles,” said Adam Dole, an independent insurance agent with Dole and Sons in Bonita, Calif.

“Our priority is to help people get home safely,” said Predictive Coach President Mauricio Berber. “It boils down to saving lives.”

About Predictive Coach and RMJ Technologies:

RMJ Technologies is a premier fleet optimization company for both public and private sector companies within North America. RMJ’s ability to provide varied and comprehensive solutions enable them to assist any size fleet client. RMJ Technologies developed Predictive Coach using over a decade of industry insights and technical innovation. For more information, please visit the company’s website at http://www.predictivecoach.com/.

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