DriveGain
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DriveGain is a mobile phone app designed to help increase fuel efficiency.
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Product
DriveGain uses GPS, simulations and knowledge of the type of car that is being driven to work out the fuel efficiency of the users driving. It then displays recommended gear and speed. It also gives audio feedback of the recommended changes to the users driving. [1]
The app was written in C++ meaning that it can run on most systems without much hassle or fiddling, which is a fact that the developers plan to use as releasing DriveGain on other mobile platforms was something that was considered while it was in development. [1] Currently DriveGain is only on Apple mobile devices.
Currently only manual cars are supported but automatic support is planned to appear soon.
People
Simon East, formerly of Symbian and Dr. Phil Dixon with a history of car simulation and F1 racing are the main people behind this product.
History
DriveGain is the first product released by a "bootstrapped" company of the same name.
External Links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 DriveGain launches with iPhone app to make you drive more efficiently - TechCrunch EU, 30-6-2010
