Back in 2003, there was a meeting of great minds. Sten Forseke, the founder of a company that designed and manufactured electronic systems and telematics for automotive OEMs, and Anders Lindelöf, an inventor, problem solver and business developer.
Sten’s work involved the use of “traditional” telematics parameters of harsh braking, acceleration, cornering, “speed to speed sign” and so on. And, while such events have a clear link with smooth driving, safety, vehicle wear-and-tear, and other factors, Sten realized that there was no direct correlation to crash risk, or fuel consumption.
In 2004 Anders started to investigate the “rules based” model and experimented with the use of a self-learning model (early AI) to predict driving outcomes. By gradually training an algorithm with more and more criteria, he eventually recognized it was possible to predict who would crash, and why. Sten and Anders knew that understanding the driver better was valuable information for companies globally.
Greater Than was founded by Sten and Anders in 2004, with CEO Liselott Johansson soon coming on board. The company was – and remains – committed to helping drivers increase awareness, to improve road safety and reduce CO2 emissions. Working with clients over the years, they have demonstrated the AI’s ability to predict crashes and climate impact with astonishing accuracy.
at the time focused on developing innovative safety and security solutions for OEMs
between Sten and Anders Lindelöf, an inventor, problem solver and business developer
Sten questions the link between telematics “events” and crash risk/fuel consumption, and Anders starts to investigate
to help increase driver awareness, for improved road safety and reduced CO2 emissions
enabling hauliers/ transportation firms to quantify the driver influence on fuel consumption
leveraging her background in vehicle technology to guide Greater Than's vision and strategy
with customers seeing additional benefits including fewer crashes, lower driver turnover, and less costs
as one of the first consumer apps aimed at helping drivers to understand their impact on the roads
and our customer empowerment strategy is delivering favorable results for our stakeholders
based on our crash probability insights, in an exclusive joint venture with Moderna Försäkringar
for our technology’s potential to influence global CO2 savings using the GHG protocol
as the global benchmark, launching the world's first challenge in safe, sustainable driving
our global reach, with offices in Stockholm, Brussels, London, Palo Alto, Singapore and Tokyo
to showcase our technology's potential to incentivize safe, sustainable driving behaviors
thanks to our unique pattern AI that enables us to understand driver impact in a unique way
Today, Greater Than works with insurance, mobility, driver risk management and automotive companies to enable them to measure the driver influence on crash probability and climate impact. This facilitates sustainability management and ESG reporting, and transforms the understanding, mitigation, and pricing of risk.
Twenty-years on, our AI remains globally unique. Developed years before most people had heard of AI, our longevity, and capabilities in analyzing driver impact are unrivaled. And it’s why we remain ahead of our competitors as the global benchmark for measuring driver influence on safety and sustainability.
Our data is collected from real driving on public roads, equivalent to almost 1 million man-years of driving. Just 1km of driving data is enough to rapidly predict crash probability and climate impact.