What does all this mean?!

The guys at Motolingo, whom I’ve had the pleasure of working with part-time, have been kind enough to let me be a one-time (and maybe returning?) guest blogger. I’m still getting acquainted with the different capabilities contained within their flagship software, MotoCarma, but I wanted to chime in and offer some perspective on the top 3 things (don’t want to overstay my welcome) that really caught my attention:

1. Low fuel warnings. This has always been a problem with me behind the wheel as I have the bad habit of really pushing my car to its fuel limit. Terrible, I know… I’ve been told many times (but, I’ve noticed from the message boards that many of you are guilty of the same thing!) What I’ve learned straight from the developer’s mouth (after I insisted that I didn’t understand how it would help me), is that I can set up an alert on my phone to remind me, and - in a later version- a designated contact, to go fuel up. Since I look at my phone probably a couple hundred times an hour, this seems like it’d be an effective strategy. 

2. Drive trip records. Pretty slick. I’m just relieved this came out past my teenage years as my driving could have been considered by some to be, well, reckless. Having said that, I was lucky. One day when I have kids driving around, I do see this feature as something I would want to review occasionally. Particularly, the upper lefthand quadrant. I imagine conversations going something like this, “Why (name TBD) did you travel 60 miles today when your school is only 5 miles away? Coincidentally, 60 miles is the same distance from our house to the mall.” Or, “Why did you have 9 ‘Greenness warnings’ go off today? You keep up with that erratic driving and see if you get anymore gas allowance.” Now that I think about it, that dialogue would probably work between spouses as well.  

3. Overall, sounds strike me as more of a call to action than sights. Make a conscious effort to put your phone somewhere where you can hear it, and MotoCarma could be your new best friend. I’ve had friends who have destroyed their engines by overheating. Had they been equipped with the software, there would have been plenty of forewarning to avoid that unfortunate, costly event. Likewise, the same concept can be applied to when you’re speeding. 

That’s my $.02, what does everyone else think?