Today Quartix, is delighted to announce that we have been awarded the 2018 Queen\u2019s Award for Enterprise in the category of Innovation. The award is in recognition of demonstrating innovation and outstanding results in the development of the Quartix SafeSpeed Database. The Queen\u2019s Awards for Enterprise are the UK\u2019s most prestigious business awards, recognising and celebrating business excellence across the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andy Walters, Quartix CEO said: \u201cWe are delighted and honoured to receive this prestigious award in recognition of the development of the Quartix SafeSpeed Database. For several years, Quartix has been gathering data on the average speed on over 1 million road segments in the UK. The data led to the development of the SafeSpeed Database which helps identify risky driving behaviour based on \u2018safe\u2019 speeds as opposed to \u2018legal\u2019 speeds. This information is available to our UK vehicle tracking customers to help improve road safety and manage risks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When first developed, the SafeSpeed Database allowed insurance providers to identify \u2018risky driving behaviour\u2019 in young drivers. This information was consequently used to educate the young drivers how to improve and drive more safely. Quartix now uses this information to provide a \u2018Driver Score\u2019 as part of the Driver Monitoring Reports for their vehicle tracking customers. The \u2018Driver Score\u2019 is based on the driver\u2019s actual speed on a particular stretch of road, compared with the average speed of other professional road users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The SafeSpeed Database helps to mitigate risk of accidents and potentially costly vehicle repairs. Academic research has proven that when organisations have a strong safety culture with well-defined policies and procedures, there is a significant positive impact on drivers\u2019 intentions to speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n