NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- There are
times when parents need to know the whereabouts of their kids. When
their daughter or son forgets to text that they've arrived safely
to a friend's house. If their teen driver has a flat tire or breaks
down while on the road. If the unthinkable happens and their young
driver has an accident.
According to the Journal of Alcohol, Drugs and Driving,
teens are more likely than older drivers to underestimate dangerous
situations or not be able to recognize hazardous road situations.
Research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)
shows teens 16 to 19 years old are also more likely to have motor
vehicle crashes than among any other age group.
"Parents want to know their kids are safe whenever they leave
the house and especially when they get on the road," said
Pam Dufour, Allstate president of
the roadside services business. "We care about the safety of teens
and their families. So, we're making roadside assistance services
available through a new safety app called Family Kuvrr."
Signature Motor Club, a subsidiary of Allstate, has signed on as
the exclusive roadside assistance provider to ArmourGrid, a new
consumer technology company that designed the Family Kuvrr mobile
application. The app is a smart solution for parents to track and
monitor their children and families. It makes it easier for
families to stay connected in moments when help is needed.
"We're excited to work with ArmourGrid in providing peace of
mind to parents whose teen driver finds himself or herself stranded
on the side of the road," said Dufour. "We continue to find new and
innovative ways to keep people safe and help protect what they own
and love. The benefit of the Family Kuvrr app is that it uses a
bundled approach to keep families connected in so many ways. It
geo-tracks. It monitors social media usage. Now, it will provide a
quick and convenient way for users of the app to get roadside
assistance help if they need it."
With just a few taps within the Family Kuvrr app, users can
digitally access roadside assistance. Drivers can either
pay-per-use and request services like a tow, jump start or tire
change, or they can sign up for a roadside membership to have at
the ready. Once a rescue is requested, drivers can track the
location of the tow or service provider from their smartphone and
share this information with family and friends.
"We're excited to partner with Allstate's Signature Motor
Club to deliver on our promise of providing smart, highly
innovative and affordable family safety and security solutions to
families," said Sanjeev Arora, president & CEO,
ArmourGrid, Inc. "By using seamless integration, we are
staying true to our mission of delivering a single app to provide
at home, at school, at play or on the go safety and peace of mind
to families."
ArmourGrid's Family Kuvrr mobile app delivers peace of mind
through smart monitoring and prediction to safeguard families and
communities. By leveraging the power of artificial intelligence
(AI) and machine learning, the innovative platform delivers a
highly personalized smart assistant to help protect loved ones
24/7. The app proactively monitors text, social media usage, phone
calls, apps for cyberbullying, drugs, gangs, solicitation and
multiple other potential issues. In addition to the emergency
roadside service, it provides smart geo tracking and smart SOS to
deliver 360 safety and protection for the whole family. The Family
Kuvrr app is available now from the Apple store or Google Play.
About ArmourGrid
Based in Glenview, Ill., ArmourGrid is on a mission to
create smart and cost-effective safety solutions for individuals,
families and organizations. By incorporating predictive
intelligence and mobility into the fabric of its safety solutions,
ArmourGrid is changing the safety paradigm from reactive to
predictive and preemptive. To learn more about ArmourGrid and the
Kuvrr products, visit www.familykuvrr.com, follow us on social
media for the latest updates at https://www.facebook.com/KuvrrMe/
and be a part of the conversation on Twitter @KuvrrMe.
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