# GOFAR FOR GOVERNMENT AND INSURERS **GOFAR’s effectiveness has been proven in 8 separate trials covering almost 5 million km of driving.** The data consistently shows that GOFAR nudges drivers to driving styles that are cheaper for the driver and safer for everyone. In [a multi million km trial (2018-19) involving 1,000 drivers aged under 25](https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/news/media-release/telematics-trial) conducted by the NSW Government State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) in conjunction with the Centre for Road Safety showed that drivers with GOFAR spent 10% less time speeding and had 23% less harsh braking. ## Research Trials ### Trial 1: Internal - 16 different drivers drove the same car around the same urban track once with no feedback and once with feedback from GOFAR’s Ray - The average improvement on fuel economy was 15.7% - GOFAR proved intuitive and easy to learn - Journey time was 3% quicker but maximum peak speeds were reduced and idling was reduced too. - RPM was reduced by 8% from 1256 to 1189 – indicating a changed driving style. - Braking events recorded over -0.2G force were halved. ### Trial 2: Internal - 4 employees of a not-for-profit used GOFAR for 2 months. They drove with no feedback for the first month to establish a baseline and then used GOFAR and the Ray to get feedback on their driving in the second month. - One driver improved fuel economy by 34%, one by 26%, one by 10% and one by 5%. - The average improvement was a very significant 19%. - The trial covered 12,000 km ### Trial 3: Uber trial - 3 Uber drivers drove with GOFAR for two months. - For the first two weeks, we measured but did not give any feedback. In the final 6 weeks, we gave feedback from GOFAR once the baselines had been established. The trial included one diesel, one petrol and one hybrid car. - The average improvement on fuel economy was 8.7% on predominantly urban stop-start driving.  The smallest improvement was 4.3%. - These three Uber drivers averaged 40,000 km a year so the annual average fuel saving for rideshare drivers was $443 a year, every year for a one-off purchase. - The trial covered 24,000 km ### Trial 4: UK Insurer - 18 staff members used GOFAR in their personal cars for 2.5 months. - They drove with no feedback initially and then after 4 weeks, the Ray was turned on. - The average fuel saving was 10.81% - 100% of users set up the device on their own with no assistance. It was universally reported as easy to do so. - 60% reported they would pay to use the product in their car. - 55% reported GOFAR had improved their driving, 35% thought not and 10% were not sure. - According to the insurer’s report, “The driver group were impressed with how easy the OBD was to install and the aesthetics of the Device”. - 75% of respondents would be happy to install GOFAR as part of a telematics reward programme - 70% of respondents found the information provided by Ray and the app useful. - The trial covered 26,000 km ### Trial 5: Australian Roadside Assist provider - 3 staff members trialled GOFAR, driving first with just the GOFAR Adapter to establish the baseline and then with the GOFAR Ray to see the effect of feedback. - A 2% improvement in the economy was targeted. 6.3% was achieved (with the best improvement of 15.3% over 3 months) - The trial covered 8,000 km - 24.7% reduction in harsh braking events per 100 km - 10.9% reduction in heavy acceleration events per 100 km ### Trial 6: Corporate Trial - GOFAR was installed in 2 pool cars to see if they were treated with greater respect. - Drivers were informed the cars were part of a pilot in the baseline phase and during the phase when feedback was turned on. - Harsh braking events were reduced significantly and fuel costs were reduced by 22%. - One car had a traffic incident during the trial and we were able to plot out what happened to help the insurance claims process. ### Trial 7: Single driver, long commute - This was a long-term trial with one driver to assess ongoing improvement on a single journey. - Over 52 commutes from home to work, fuel economy improved from an initial 5.4 L/100 km to an impressive 4.9 L/100 km ### Trial 8: NSW Government Young Driver Pilot - In Australia’s largest ever telematics randomised control trial, one thousand young drivers were randomly split into two groups of 500 each. - GOFAR was used to measure both groups but the Treatment group received feedback from GOFAR and the Control group did not. - Drivers received GOFAR’s efficiency algorithm feedback and additional feedback that indicated to the driver if they were speeding above the local limit. - As per normal, Ray glowed blue if driving was good and red if it was not. - The group receiving GOFAR live feedback improved over the Control group on every measure. - 23% reduction in harsh braking - 20% reduction in aggressive acceleration - 10% reduction in speeding - 38% reduction in high-range speeding (driving 20 kph+ over the limit) - Using [Nilsson’s Model to translate speed reductions into accidents reductions](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20728642), introducing GOFAR’s live driver feedback cuts accidents by 5%. - UPDATE: See the [full report here](https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/556264/NSW-Young-Drivers-Telematics-Trial.pdf). ### Warning light on your dash? 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