RideWell℠

Cambridge Mobile Telematics

About this app

RideWell℠ provides driving feedback to personal automobile policyholders of The Cincinnati Insurance Companies, helping them become safer and better drivers.

The app automatically detects when driving starts and stops by using the drivers’ smartphone sensors to measure their vehicles’ movements. RideWell runs in the background and uses GPS and low-power sensing methods to reduce battery consumption as it logs all driving trips. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically reduce battery life. The app shows trip summaries, details on driving habits and gives useful feedback on becoming a better driver.

To use the RideWell app, drivers are insured by The Cincinnati Insurance Companies and gain access when the policyholder enrolls in RideWell through the MyCincinnati app. For additional information, insureds should call their independent agent recommending RideWell.

Ratings and reviews

It worked well for awhile, other than getting dinged for braking to keep from running a red light or hitting a deer or a car that pulls out in front of you. However, in the past 2 weeks, they have gone in & made up lower speed limits where they don't really exist. I have been dinged 7 times where the app has the speed limit wrong in areas that I drive frequently & where it had the speed limit correct a month ago. They corrected most of them, but refused to correct some. I'm uninstalling.

This app struggles to fairly rate your driving: 1. It's cornering algorithm is excessively sensitive. Cornering at the normal speed of traffic or turning where allowed has resulted in penalities for me. 2. Braking - not at all calibrated for stop and go traffic, or suburban driving where contractor vehicles, pedestrians, kids and pets do unpredictable things. I have been triggered and unable to contest stops where I was going a very reasonable speed on a suburban road (less than 20mph).

Highly inaccurate, app tracks you for a good 10 minutes after you have exited your vehicle, amongst other issues.

What's new

App upgrade 2.0