Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies has seen a reduction in accidents with cars equipped with Safe Drive Systems’ (SDS) Active Driver Assistance System (ADAS).
SDS’s Active Driver Assistance System, supplemented with SDS Telematics unit, were tested to evaluate whether they reduce the frequency and severity of accidents.
The SDS solution includes radar technology that is used to help prevent collisions. Moreover, the real-time tracking capability provides analytics for driver behaviour and scoring.
Additionally, in 2018, SDS’s anti-collision radar solution was installed in 585 vehicles operated by 40 commercial fleets insured by Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies, and they were driven for a total of 1.2 million miles
Doron Kedem Director at SDS, commented: “All drivers in the project were graded for their driving Overall, the average Driver Behavior Trend score increased about 4% from when the pilot began to today. Within the first four-to-six months, their average interurban vehicular speed decreased to 65 miles per hour, and 92 percent immediately reduced their speed when the radar system warned of an impending accident.”
Amber Ng, Chief Actuary at Berkshire Hathaway GUARD , added: “After an initial adjustment period, the liability frequency for SDS vehicles outperformed those in the control group. The data showed that once the SDS systems were installed in the vehicles, the number of collisions dropped by over 25% after adjusting for other variables.”
