Removing digital distractions, enhancing fleet performance

Up to 40% of all motor collisions involve mobile device distractions.
‍Approximately 30% of all fleet vehicles make an insurance claim each year.

It’s not just some code or a ban for your screen,
this is a silent guardian that lives in-between.
- Gary Turk
Empowering your fleet

Blackout fosters a responsible fleet environment

Blackout’s smartphone blocking tool combats fleet risk caused by illegal mobile device usage. By curbing personal mobile device usage behind the wheel, this industry-first solution minimises distractions and fosters driver concentration.

Blackout's capabilities include curbing personal smart device usage within vehicles, effectively reduces distractions, fostering driver concentration.
Blackout uses an app installed on a driver’s smartphone, linked to an in-vehicle dashcam or
integrated telematics device, to limit the use of smart devices when driving. This prevents
unauthorised access to encrypted messaging tools, social media platforms, streaming,
internet browsing and camera functions, while preventing incoming notifications.

The Scale of the Problem

Illegal smart device usage has surged in recent years, especially amongst younger drivers, which represents a huge and growing risk to fleets.

93
%
increase in successful prosecutions in England and Wales for using a mobile device.
9
in
10
UK motorists are unable to complete a road journey without touching a mobile device.
12
%
of fatal road collisions in the US are the result of mobile device distraction.
Fleets need to take away the impulse for drivers to take their eyes off the road. At Blackout, we have created a tool that tackles the problem at root by stopping illegal smartphone usage in the first place.
- Mark Hadley
- CEO of Blackout Technologies

Benefits of Blackout

Fleet

Protect drivers and other road users to enhance Duty of Care

Minimise downtime by keeping drivers and vehicles on the road

Cut the cost of maintenance and repair

Driver

Reduce the risk of collision and associated injury

Avoid penalty points and potential driving bans

Rapid response after g-force impact

Insurance

Lower insurance premiums by cutting at-fault claims

Further savings from usage-and behaviour-based policies

Automatic crash detection alerts decrease claim costs (FNOL)

Business

Prevent many avoidable road injuries and deaths

The cost of inaction is now too high for any Director of a fleet

Increase brand protection by avoiding high-profile incidents

Become a Fleet Partner

Blackout integrates seamlessly with a growing number of fleet and video telematics systems to remove distractions and significantly enhance road safety.

It also offers a non-intrusive alternative to driver-facing AI cameras for those fleets facing opposition around privacy concerns from drivers and their unions.

For example SureCam teamed up with Blackout to integrate via an API with their range of dash-cams. The partnership has created an industry-first solution, combining complementary fleet technologies, that delivers significant road safety, driver welfare, risk reduction, and insurance benefits.

Distraction from smartphone use is responsible for a large proportion of road collisions, so fleets are seeking ways to enhance concentration and encourage responsible driving habits.
- Sam Footer
- Surecam

Blackout in action

In Action

Advanced mobile device block

The Blackout app activates when the car is in motion for the duration of the journey and even includes a delay feature to stop drivers using a device when in stationary traffic.
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The solution provides an added layer of safety, while still allowing traditional hands-free calls, satnav, Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.
In Action

Crash detection and Incident Management

The Blackout app possesses crash detection functionality, based on high g-force events, whereby a notification is sent to the driver to verify if a collision has occurred and check on their welfare.

An alert is then sent to the fleet manager or the claims management company, via the Blackout management portal for an efficient safety and claims management response.

How Blackout works

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