As a Content Marketing Manager at Zendrive, Jon distills driver data into insights and stories that educate and excite.
March Madness: Zendrive’s 2019 Driver Safety Bracket
March Madness is officially here! 68 basketball teams will fight in a fierce 21-day single-elimination tournament – only this year, we’re turning up the competition. Our inaugural 2019 Driver Safety Bracket will accompany the tournament action, ranking each school based on their level of road safety. The winner will be the school [...]
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3 Ways 5G Will Disrupt Driver Safety
Every day, drivers take significant risks when getting behind the wheel. And with the rise of 5G, it seems the stakes are getting higher. But what if our addictive mobile devices, and the data they utilize, made us safer while on the road? 5G is coming to a world caught in the middle of a massive distracted driving epidemic. An epidemic [...]
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Artificial Intelligence and Safety: How MNOs Can Leverage Automatic Crash Detection
There is more chatter in the news about artificial intelligence (AI) than most people can even process. Can AI save the world? Will AI make my job obsolete? What is automatic crash detection, really? It’s true. There are thousands of good use cases for AI. Hospitals are using it to recommend treatment plans for patients. Investment firms [...]
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GSMA Webinar: Capitalizing on the $30B Driver Safety Market
In February, Zendrive CEO & co-founder Jonathan Matus joined the experts at GSMA to discuss the $30B driver safety market. Joined by Charles Juniper of Ovum, Jonathan outlined the most expedient route to market for MNOs in this exciting space. In the last few years, Zendrive has become a top partner for MNOs looking to enter the [...]
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How will artificial intelligence improve our driving?
This week we attended Mobile World Conference 2019 (MWC) in Barcelona, the mobile industry’s main showcase event! We got the latest news on 5G, autonomous vehicles, and key updates on the newest advances in artificial intelligence. These innovations are positioned to make our world a little safer, specifically our roads and the way [...]
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Ovum Report: Unlocking New Revenue Streams through Driver Safety
Over the past few years, IoT has become a top of mind opportunity for mobile network operators (MNOs). 90-percent of net additions in Q1 2018 came directly from connected cars and IoT! But success will ultimately depend on consumer adoption, which up this point has been slow. According to a recent study, however, the wait for massive IoT [...]
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5G to be the First “G” Transition to Face Downward Revenues
For mobile network operators (MNOs), revenues are slipping and under pressure. With smartphone penetration around 95% and the industry upgrade cycle above 3 years, the search for new revenue streams has begun. Adding new subscribers is tough, and retaining customers is proving to be costly as well – a tough position to be in with 5G on [...]
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Democratizing the Connected Car: Growth Strategies for MNOs
For years, the term connected car has been synonymous with big brand names like Audi, BMW and Tesla. Every year, automakers strive to bring the newest advances in technology to consumers. But how many of them do consumers actually use? The truth is not very many. A recent study found that 20 percent of car owners don’t use 16 of [...]
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Car Mode Apps: Choosing the Best for Your Driving
There’s a lot to focus on when you’re behind the wheel. Other vehicles, traffic signs, your own car’s instruments: the driver’s seat can be a distracting place. Which is why choosing car mode apps can be so important. Car mode apps have grown in popularity over the last five years. With the rise of WiFi-connected cars and the Internet of [...]
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