Today Sfara announced the introduction of Companion Mobile Safety, which provides patented safety services and driver telematics in a single app at dramatically lower pricing and increased convenience than traditional connected services.

As part of its plans to further expand its mobility service business, Bosch Service Solutions is acquiring a minority stake in the startup Sfara Inc., based in Hoboken, NJ (USA).

Sfara announces today the introduction of its patent-pending System Integrity Solution (SIS) that monitors the health and performance of key components within smartphones that use Sfara’s mobile-based safety and telematics solutions for applications ranging from protecting fleets and lone workers, to accident management and FNOL.

Sfara revealed today its device testing program that evaluates and learns the capabilities and idiosyncrasies of various smartphone models, accelerating the development of mobile-based safety technologies for public infrastructure, consumers and fleets.

Sfara announced today a strategic engagement with Daimler AG in which Sfara is providing its technology for Smartphone-based Crash Detection AI to the German car manufacturer for an as yet undisclosed program currently under development.

To enable communication amongst city infrastructures and all modes of transportation—including pedestrian—sfara and its leading-edge technology partners introduce MHAV™ (Multi-Modal Hazard Avoidance).

A joint effort by Sfara and Applied Driving Techniques (ADT) has introduced Applied Companion, a smartphone-based driver safety and training solution foundationally built to maintain privacy and respect for drivers.

False positives plague the automobile crash detection industry, threatening to kill consumer trust and diminish the viability and profitability of business models based around crash detection programs, such as driver and fleet safety, post-crash and white glove services.

Sfara announced today the next generation of their patented on-device smartphone crash detection, thereby furthering their industry leadership and the accuracy of their solution.

Via an app from Bosch, business travelers can use their smartphones to place an automatic emergency call outside of their car. For example, if they are on foot, bike, train or rental car.