Inside SafetyCoin: From OBD Data to Trip Safety Scores
How we combine OBD-II telemetry, edge sensing, and scoring logic to turn everyday trips into actionable safety intelligence.
SafetyCoin started from a simple question: can we quantify driver risk using data that fleets and researchers already have access to—without requiring expensive custom hardware on day one?
Why OBD-II is the first data layer
The OBD-II port gives us speed, engine load, harsh events, and trip boundaries at low cost. It is not a full driving simulator, but it is honest signal for braking patterns, acceleration spikes, and trip-level behavior profiles that matter in fleet and insurance pilots.
Edge AI and camera concepts
On-device inference keeps latency low and reduces raw video upload. Our roadmap includes distraction and seatbelt concepts as optional layers—always scoped so privacy and deployment cost stay realistic for Japanese and international pilot hosts.
What a trip safety score should measure
A useful score reflects risk, not ride comfort alone. We weight harsh maneuvers, speed context, and consistency across trips so fleet managers can coach drivers and researchers can compare interventions with a shared metric.
Next steps for SafetyCoin include tighter pilot dashboards and optional certificate stamping for audit trails. If you are running a fleet or research pilot, we would like to hear about your data access and scoring goals.