Safer Roads, Smarter Fleets: Geotab & Vitality Launch Data Driven Behavioural Science Joint Venture

DUBLIN, Ireland, June 10^th, 2025 - Geotab Inc. and its affiliates (“Geotab”),  the global leader in connected transportation solutions, and Vitality, have formed a joint venture to improve driver safety and well-being, reduce risk and support better road safety, bringing together telematics data with behavioural science, in a first-of-its-kind solution.

Through the joint venture, Geotab and Vitality are announcing the beta launch of Geotab Vitality across Europe*, to reward safer driving.

Vitality is transforming insurance and associated industries across the globe, through their knowledge and understanding of creating and influencing positive behaviour change, to help people live longer and healthier lives. Their own Vitality Drive insurance program, has seen  members have 55% fewer claims and significantly lower road fatalities, compared to national averages. This will come together with Geotab’s expansive telematics network of over 4.7M vehicles and AI-powered predictive collision analytics, and together they will inspire and incentivize positive driving habits.

The joint venture will see fleets provided with access to an all-in-one behaviour change platform which uses Vitality's science-backed toolkit to incentivise and reward driver excellence. The program aims to have lasting improvements in driver performance, reduce accident-related expenses and drive down fleet risks, creating safer, more efficient operations. Data from the EU’s Road Safety Report underscores this challenge, revealing that the cost of road crashes is estimated around €280 billion across Europe. Human behaviour emerges as the leading factor in collision risk and its associated costs accounting for 95% all road traffic incidents.

The joint offering will empower organisations, providing data-driven insights using a positive driver coaching experience and nudge-based behaviour change and rewards mechanism, to reduce risk and lower expenses. In addition, the new technology and positive approach to coaching can help improve driver well-being, which alongside rewards, is expected to support driver retention and attraction for businesses.

“This joint venture unites two purpose-driven leaders in their field to uniquely address the human side of fleet management,” said Edward Kulperger, Senior Vice President EMEA Geotab. “In today's landscape, drivers face mounting pressures, from traffic congestion and encountering poor driving habits to demanding schedules. Ensuring their safety and enhancing their work day experience necessitates a blend of empathy and innovation. We see clear evidence of drivers' openness to technological advancements, with 73% of professional drivers in Ireland expressing support for new technology that helps improve overall driving performance. It’s a game-changer for drivers who can gain access to personalised insights and rewards, and for fleets who can now cultivate a culture of recognition to retain and reward their most valuable drivers.”

“Our joint venture with Geotab embodies shared value, creating safer roads for clients, lowering costs for businesses and fleets, rewarding drivers who drive well and creating safer roads across Europe for all,” said Francois Theron, Deputy CEO of Vitality Drive International. “Together, we are offering a unique and innovative solution, using technology to tackle a key challenge - improving driver behaviour to make our roads safer.”

Introducing Geotab Vitality

The is the first product offering from Geotab Vitality, integrating Geotab’s world-class AI-powered predictive collision risk analytics and benchmarking capabilities, with Vitality’s behavioural science and global driver status. The new platform enables drivers to earn daily points when they drive safely, and rewards them when they achieve personalised weekly driving goals. The driver will also be provided with a status that reflects their collision risk, relative to drivers in similar industries, vehicle types and geographic areas - fully aligned to Geotab’s predictive collision risk model which looks at the leading causes of collisions.

Geotab Vitality challenges the industry’s traditional model of penalising poor driving habits. Instead, this dynamic solution takes a positive approach, incentivising drivers to enhance their driving behaviours through rewards regardless of how they currently drive, or their skill level.

Geotab Vitality was launched in North America in February 2025, with an early  adoption program available. Incentives drivers earn through the program, are redeemed for products from popular brands via an in-app “Rewards Mall.

Geotab Vitality is currently integrated within MyGeotab, with planned expansion to Geotab Drive later this year, offering a comprehensive, end-to-end safety solution for fleets.

“This is just the first step,” said Kulperger. “The combined strength of Geotab and Vitality positions us to lead the industry to improve driver behaviour through positive, and data-driven coaching strategies. We’re excited about future opportunities with Vitality to further expand our collaboration into sustainability, efficiency and maintenance innovations.”

*Geotab Vitality’s beta program is available in all EU and UK countries with existing Geotab operations.  

About Vitality Global 

Vitality Global is the world’s largest behavioural change platform, offering personalized health, wellness and safer driving solutions designed to inspire and reward healthy behaviour change for insurance clients, partners and employees. Our goal is to build a stronger, healthier world using smart tech, actuarial science and behavioural insights. Through personalized health and wellness solutions for both individuals and organizations, we help to inspire healthy change. We are guided by a core purpose to make people healthier, and we achieve this through the Vitality program – a global platform that educates, encourages and enables healthier decision making.

The effect is positive for all stakeholders: members benefit from better health, financial rewards and additional incentives; employers benefit from healthier, more productive, and more engaged employees; Insurers enjoy positive selection, as well as lower claims and lapses; Drive partners benefit from less frequent and less severe claims; and society benefits as a whole. We call this Vitality Shared-value Insurance. Vitality Global is responsible for the expansion of the Shared-value Insurance Model beyond South Africa and the United Kingdom. Through partnerships with forward-thinking insurers, employers and driving partners, Vitality Global is proud to impact 34 million people across 39 Markets. Learn more at www.vitalityglobal.com and follow us on LinkedIn or visit Instagram, Facebook and X.