Become a Member
Life

How green driving can cut costs

Hod Fleishman is accelerating along a profitable path to improved fuel economy.

October 3, 2008 14:19

ByCandice Krieger, Candice Krieger

3 min read

Israeli technology entrepreneur Hod Fleishman is accelerating along a profitable path to improved fuel economy.

Mr Fleishman is the co-founder of driver-safety technologies business GreenRoad Technology, a California-based firm with offices in Israel and London. It provides in-vehicle sensors and devices aimed at reducing crashes and improving fuel economy.

The company has secured more than $17 million of funding from Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Green Fund, which focuses on green technologies, together with Benchmark Capital, Balderton Capital and - more recently - Amadeus Capital Partners.

Once installed, the device measures the driver's behaviour and communicates with him or her via three small lights. The green light means that manoeuvers are safe, and red mean unsafe - with the driving information collected online for an-alysis. The technology aims to help reduce insurance and fuel rates for firms which employ many drivers.