DriveCam Celebrates 10 Years of Reducing Risky Driving

It's hard to believe that it was only ten years ago when ...

• Smoking was banned in all California bars and restaurants.
• Super Bowl XXXII: Denver Broncos became the first AFC team in 14 years to win the Super Bowl.
• Monica Lewinsky scandal occurred.
• Titanic won 11 Oscars at the Academy Awards.
• Animal Kingdom theme park opened at Walt Disney World.
• Apple Computer unveiled the iMac.
• Microsoft released Windows 98 (First Edition).
• Google, Inc. was founded.
• American Airlines became the first airline to offer electronic ticketing in all 44 countries it serves.
• Jesse Ventura, former professional wrestler, was elected Governor of Minnesota.

More importantly...

• DriveCam was founded.

As we celebrate our 10-year anniversary, it's interesting to reflect upon the milestones that have made DriveCam what it is today — the worldwide leader in Driver Risk Management.

1998

• Road rage incident sparks idea for a vehicle video event recorder and a Driver Risk Management program

2002

• Four patents granted with an additional 10 now pending

2003

• Del Lisk, former Smith System Driver Improvement president, joined DriveCam as vice president, fleet safety services

2004

• DriveCam surpasses 10,000 units installed
• Bruce Moeller joins DriveCam as president and CEO to focus the DriveCam Driver Risk Management program on behavior modification

2005

• DriveCam Academy introduced
• DriveCam first appears on Inc. Magazine's list of 500 fastest growing private companies
• DriveCam secures $18 million in Series B financing
• DriveCam launches DriveCam Managed Services program to include dedicated client team; program management and monitoring; data analysis and risky driver event review; hosting, security and system maintenance; software and reporting; consolidated data repository; safety services and training; and implementation and installation services
• Safety Enhancement Module introduced for passenger carrying vehicles

2006

• DriveCam's second appearance on Inc. Magazine's list of 500 fastest growing private companies
• Wi-Fi wireless download capability introduced

2007

• DriveCam introduces first cellular download, web-based platform for Driver Risk Management
• DriveCam's third appearance on Inc. Magazine's list of 500 fastest growing private companies
• Teen Safe Driver Program launched with American Family Insurance

2008

• American Family insurance expands Teen Safe Driver Program to entire 18-state coverage area
• DriveCam installed in over 86,000 vehicles across 1500 fleets
• DriveCam database repository surpasses five million events

And this is just February. You can be assured that, as DriveCam continues to grow, we will continue to improve and expand our products to meet the needs of today's fleet managers. And, as we grow, we look forward to ongoing innovation that will keep DriveCam at the forefront of today's technology for tomorrow's fleets.