Vigillo CEO Steve Bryan: How data will be used to predict accidents and what that means for drivers

Apr 6, 2016

Updated Apr 7, 2016

In this 5-minute collection of excerpts from a 2015 interview with Overdrive Editorial Director Max Heine, Bryan discusses the increasing use of data – “drivers’ behavior, vehicle performance, weather, routes, lanes, congestion, other drivers” – to find patterns that can lead to crashes. Also, his thoughts on whether the attention on performance data will force more drivers out of the industry.

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