BlaBlaCar launches a coach for safer driving
This insurance offer was designed in response to driver needs, the company states. Drivers subscribing to “BlaBlaCar Assurance par L’olivier” will have access to an exclusive application — a sort of driving coach that will accompany them throughout their various journeys.
BlaBlaCar Coach, developed by the Swiss Re group, can be activated at the beginning of each trip. It will then analyze driving behaviors during each journey, as well as good and bad habits, before providing personalized advice and recommendations for safer driving.
But carpooling itself could already have a direct impact on road safety, according to BlaBlaCar. In 2015, a study showed that 80% of BlaBlaCar members were more scrupulous in respecting traffic regulations when driving with passengers in their car.
Note that this insurance is available to all drivers (in France), whether or not they use the BlaBlaCar carpooling service.
