Oregon DOT Trial Supports Pay-by-Mile Tracking Device

Azuga has announced the first drivers in Oregon to enroll in OReGO, the nation’s first pay-by-the-mile program, launched by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT).

From the moment they plug an Azuga device into their car’s On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) Port, drivers will be able to tap into a suite of connected car services based on data already being produced by a vehicle. With Azuga Insight, drivers get information about their vehicle’s use and driving habits, which can provide for increased safety, potential costs savings and peace of mind.

The list of features immediately available to drivers who sign-up with Azuga includes:

• Enrollment in the OReGO Road Usage Charge (RUC) Program
• Trip Logs with Carbon Footprint information
• Driver Scoring and tips to help reduce gas consumption
• Badges for Safe Driving Behavior and
• Participation Rewards for Safe Driving

Noted Nate Bryer, vice president of innovation at Azuga, “In addition to providing a secure a method to account for their pay-per-mile road usage, Azuga taps into the digital exhaust coming of the car’s on-board computers and helps drivers drive safer and save money.

The Azuga Insight cloud-based, social telematics technology system provides drivers with access to this useful information from their smart phone, tablet or computer.” Once drivers who enroll via the Azuga Website are approved by ODOT, which is limiting participation of the OReGO test program to 5,000 total vehicles in various categories, they receive an OBD device from Azuga.

The customer plugs in the device and sets up a payment method for funding their digital wallet, which is used to pay RUC fees. Each month, Azuga submits the customer’s RUC fees to ODOT on behalf of the customer.

Azuga only sends mileage data and RUC data to ODOT. No other information such as location, speed or behaviors will is shared with ODOT. All data is sent directly from the device to the Azuga servers. No data from an Azuga device in a car ever stops at ODOT servers. RUC is calculated once daily and the charges are then subtracted from the customer’s wallet.

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