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These days, you don’t have to take your teen’s word for it that they were totally following the speed limits, adhering to their curfew, and driving to and from school only. Instead, you can use technology, built into your car and mobile applications, to make sure your teen is truly a safe driver. While young drivers are more likely to get into fatal crashes than experienced drivers, a product or app that offers teen driver technology can help.
Aside from driver monitoring, modern cars come equipped with many safety features that the cars of yesteryear lacked, from stability control to backup cameras. Here’s how you can leverage technology to make your teen a safer driver.
You can get a teen driver discount if you use the Hyundai Driver Score with insurance providers MetLife and Bristol West.4
If you have a Volkswagen, you can use the Safe & Secure app to track the following:
It also includes roadside assistance and a parking lot finder through Parkopedia. You can buy Safe & Secure in one- to five-year packages, with discounts if you prepay for a longer term.
Term length (in years) | Price per year | Total price | Savings from 1-year plan |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $159 | $159 | N/A |
2 | $115 | $229 | $89 |
3 | $90 | $269 | $208 |
4 | $75 | $299 | $337 |
5 | $78 | $389 | $4066 |
Life360 is an iOS/Android app that has a number of driving safety features along with digital safety features. The driving-centric features include the below.
See Life360’s plans below.
Feature | Free plan | Gold plan | Platinum plan |
---|---|---|---|
Data breach alerts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Identity theft protection | No | Yes | Yes |
Stolen funds reimbursement | N/A | $25,000 | $1,000,000 |
Credit score monitoring | No | No | Yes |
Crash detection | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Family driving summary | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Individual driver reports | No | Yes | Yes |
Roadside assistance | No | Yes | Yes |
Free towing (in miles) | N/A | 5 | 50 |
Emergency dispatch | No | Yes | Yes |
Stolen phone protection | N/A | $250 | $500 |
Disaster response | No | No | Yes |
Medical assistance | No | No | Yes |
Travel support | No | No | Yes |
Location history (in days) | 2 | 30 | 30 |
Place alerts number | 2 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Crime reports | No | Yes | Yes |
SOS help alert | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Free trial (in days) | N/A | 7 | 7 |
Yearly cost | N/A | $99.99 | $199.99 |
Monthly cost | N/A | $9.99 | $19.99 |
Annual savings | N/A | $19.89 | $39.897 |
Texting and driving is a pervasive issue among all drivers, but for teen drivers, it’s especially dangerous. If you have AT&T as your wireless provider, you can have your teen use the DriveMode app, which can do the following:
More than half of the U.S. bans the use of handheld electronic devices while driving, even if it’s only one tap. Check the fines for cell phone use by state before you use any app while driving.
TrueMotion will provide scores for the following:
The app is available for free on both iOS and Android devices.9
For Verizon users, the Hum app lets you see where cars are, request roadside assistance, schedule service, and review safety scores based on the following factors:
You’ll be able to see a location history of exactly where your teen drove and how safe they were driving overall.10
For more teen driving safety tips, keep reading our frequently asked questions below. Also, make sure your child knows your state’s teen driving laws before trying out the latest driving technology. Learning the rules of the road is essential to become a safe driver.
The safest car for a new teen driver is a Honda Civic, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and Consumer Reports. It has the following features:
Yes, the Range Rover Sport has teen driver technology:
What is the Guest Driver Monitor in the Toyota Remote Connect app? Toyota.
http://toyota.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/10222/~/what-is-the-guest-driver-monitor-in-the-toyota-remote-connect-app%3F
TEEN DRIVER TECHNOLOGY. Chevrolet.
https://www.chevrolet.com/teen-driver-technology
MyKey®. Ford.
https://www.ford.com/support/how-tos/keys-and-locks/mykey/mykey/
Hyundai Bluelink overview. Hyundai.
https://owners.hyundaiusa.com/us/en/resources/blue-link/hyundai-blue-link-overview.html
Best Cars for Teens: The List Every Parent Needs. Kelley Blue Book. (2021, Mar 26).
https://www.kbb.com/best-cars/teens/
VW Car-Net® Plans and Pricing. Volkswagen.
https://carnet.vw.com/#/plan-pricing
The #1 family safety membership. Life360.
https://www.life360.com/
Get the AT&T DriveMode app. AT&T. (2021, July 2).
https://www.att.com/support/article/wireless/KM1000730/
TrueMotion Launches Free Family Driving App to Increase Safety and Reduce Insurance Costs. GlobalNewswire. (2016, July 26).
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/07/26/1005714/0/en/TrueMotion-Launches-Free-Family-Driving-App-to-Increase-Safety-and-Reduce-Insurance-Costs.html
Take care of your car & everyone in it.. Hum.
https://www.hum.com/