{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62822c55f7114f0012f2582a/650da78ffb76aa0011017c73?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Democratising  & Revolutionising Car Safety  : An Interview with Rashid Galadanci, the CEO & Co- Founder of Driver Technologies","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62822c55f7114f0012f2582a/1695393041647-f43832bbc449cb2fad091fa3b6515e38.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Another great episode to share on <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/feed/#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Leadership In Insurance Podcast</a> today - I was joined by <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/feed/#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rashid Galadanci</a> to discuss all things AI, telematics and how him and the <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/feed/#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Driver Technologies Inc.</a> team are seeking to democratise car safety</p><p><br></p><p>I met Rashid in New York back in spring, and have been looking forward to having him on the podcast ever since. A lot has happened since then, they raised, ( 🎉&nbsp;in a round led by <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/feed/#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">IA Capital Group</a> and CT Innovations) grown, announced new products &amp; partnerships and more..</p><p><br></p><p>I’ve included some of the highlights below but be sure to give the full conversation a listen..</p><p><br></p><p>🎙&nbsp;We discuss entrepreneurship, where the drive to build this business comes from &amp; the founder story of driver</p><p><br></p><p>🎙&nbsp;We get into the challenges of road safety: rapidly changing technology, resistance to investing in tech and the average age of cars on the road 10+ years plus - how can we tackle this?</p><p><br></p><p>🎙&nbsp;Rashid explains how over 50% of accidents are caused by a distracted or drowsy driver and how they are using AI to mitigate this risk</p><p><br></p><p>🎙&nbsp;We discuss the cultural push backs to surveillance technology and how Rashid and the team seek to avoid the ‘big brother approach’</p><p><br></p><p>🎙 Finally, we discuss what’s next for Driver Technologies</p><p><br></p><p>Thank you again Rashid for joining me - I hope you enjoyed this episode as much as I did</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast was brought to you by <a href=\"https://www.wearefinpro.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">FinPro</a> - the leading executive search firm, for start up and scale up insurtechs</p>","author_name":"Alex Bond"}