Connected driving arrives with Bluejay

26th February 2016

Connected driving arrives with Bluejay

A smart phone mount for connected driving has started a Kickstarter campaign today with its eyes on the global market of car owners.

Bluejay is the world’s first smart mount and the idea of Kiwi Nick Bartlett, co-founder of GeoOp and founder of the Kiwi Factory.

Bluejay sits on the dashboard, close to line of sight and comes with an app that manages pre-programmed quick messaging, calling with a single tap, music and entertainment, and navigation.

It also provides automatic parking meter notifications, remote control of smart home systems, do-not-disturb mode and notifications, pre-programmed SMS/emergency call and even personal driving statistics. And when your parking spot slips your mind, the app uses a combination of Bluetooth smart and GPS, to guide you back to the right spot, even indoors.

Bluejay’s app opens automatically when a phone is close to the mount and then presents the capabilities of the smartphone in an easy to use way, so it’s not a distraction.

Nick Bartlett says the time is right to make cars as connected as other parts of life:

“Today everything is smart, from our phones to our homes, but something was missing until now, our cars.

“People spend a lot of time behind the wheel, especially commuting, but we are still connected, so we wanted to make this as easy and safe as possible.

“We believe Bluejay has the potential for mass market global appeal to tens of millions of drivers so we are seeking validation through a Kickstarter campaign – we want to know the world wants this solution and product.

“With over a billion cars globally and around 2.5 billion smartphones, we believe there’s potential,” he says.

Made of premium materials, including high-grade CNC aluminum and durable carbon fiber, Bluejay will look good on any dashboard. The mount comes with an air vent clip, suction cup and adhesive pad, so it can sit wherever is best for each driver.

Bluejay’s Kickstarter campaign started on Friday 26th February, NZ Time. Kickstarter is a crowd funding and pledging website that helps bring creative projects to life www.kickstarter.com

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