What is Lightfoot?
Lightfoot is a unique, real-time verbal coaching technology that helps drivers understand exactly how they need to drive their vehicles to be both safe and efficient.
It is insurer-approved and has been developed by Ashwoods Automotive Ltd, an award-winning leading UK cleantech engineering company.
Real-time feedback that coaches safer, smoother driving habits
What are the benefits?
A rapid and measurable improvement in driving styles
Improved welfare and safety of drivers
Changes sustained over time because of ongoing in cab engagement
Minimal management input required – it gives results, not lots of data
Fuel and emissions savings of 15-20%
Accident reductions of up to 60% (validated by Allianz Insurance Plc)
Tracking, driver ID, business v personal mileage all available and easy to use
How does it work?
Lightfoot promotes the kind of smoother driving style now being advocated by many leading experts, including the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE), that is crucial to reduce road pollution, eliminate unnecessary waste of fuel and cut down on road traffic accidents.
It works by connecting to the vehicle’s engine and uses Formula 1 style analytics to identify the vehicle’s efficiency ‘sweet spot’ (optimum efficiency). When Lightfoot detects the engine is moving out of its sweet spot, it gives the driver both visual and verbal alerts to gently nudge them back into a safer, smoother and more efficient driving style as quickly as possible.
Because the system works in-cab, in real-time, all of the time, the driver quickly learns, and sustains more efficient – and safer – driving habits much more successfully than with traditional approaches that rely on retrospective data analysis.
