Qatar Mobility Innovations Centre (QMIC)  and Qatar Insurance Company (QIC) announced new road safety solutions, during the opening day of the 24th World ITMA Congress.
The solutions can offer insurance incentives for both the consumer and the enterprise segments in Qatar and the region. Addressing specific needs and requirements of the consumer and enterprise markets alike, these solutions can significantly increase the adoption and impact on road safety.
For the consumer market, QMIC and QIC jointly worked on delivering “How’s My Driving” mobile app which will allow users to assess and improve their driving performance which can subsequently translate into insurance incentives.
Through a user friendly interface which is optimised for local and regional markets, the application will allow users to monitor their own driving behaviour and score, share their results, and compete with other drivers for the safest driver ranking.
The app will be available for download on iTunes store early next month.  At later stages, the app will be ported to Android devices, and will be enhanced to offer value-added services and incentives including insurance discounts that reward safe driving. This is a key step towards realising pay-how-you drive business models in Qatar and the region.
For enterprises, QMIC has announced the availability of its innovative ‘Salamtek Enterprise’ solution that tackles the needs of enterprises which are looking to manage and monitor phone usage of their drivers and also looking for a simple vehicle tracking solution to address their daily business needs and operational requirements. It is a multi-functionality solution that does not require any new hardware in the vehicle. The QMIC solution is based on using a smart phone application and a cloud-based platform for remote management and application analytics.
QIC announced that it will be one of the first adopters for this solution. In addition, QMIC and QIC will work together to offer the solution to enterprises who can benefit from the road safety capability and business efficiency features of the solution. Enterprises can also benefit from enterprise insurance discounts based on a collective safe driving ranking of their drivers.
Dr Adnan Abu-Dayya, executive director of QMIC, said: “With this unique partnership with a leading insurance company in the region, QMIC’s vision of realising road safety through innovative solutions has gained significant traction. We are very excited to jointly introduce with QIC a simple and insightful road safety application for the consumer market.”
Salem al-Mannai, deputy group president and CEO, Mena said: “We are proud to partner with QMIC on a journey towards safer driving. We are eager to bring intelligent, locally built solutions to the community, and not only witness a great positive impact, but also play an integral role in it”.