Toyota Motor Corporation said it would conduct verification tests in Toyota City using driving data obtained from Ha:mo Ride, a car-sharing service that uses COMS ultra-compact BEVs (battery electric vehicles).
The tests, from 9 September to 13 October, will be carried out by four members of the Toyota City Connected Society Verification Promotion Council: Toyota, Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance. (Aioi Nissay Dowa), UPR Corporation (UPR), and Toyota City (near Nagoya) which is an SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) Future City.
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Using driving data from the ride service, the tests, the automaker said, "aim to verify the capability of raising awareness of safe driving among users, and of providing peace of mind in the event of collisions".
Driving data will be used to evaluate the safe driving performance of rideshare members who have agreed to participate in the tests. Members will be assigned one of five grades, and those who drive safely will be awarded Ha:mo points which can be used for partial payment of members' next usage fees, or converted to Toyota Ecopoints or PeX Points.
By establishing a system that rewards safe driving, the verification tests seek to raise awareness of safe driving among users.
When members or tourists who make short-term use of the rideshare are driving, and the vehicles detect a significant impact – one large enough to make continued driving problematic – a report is automatically generated.
The operating company will then make a call to the user's registered phone number to offer assistance.
