As commercial insurance premiums for companies have increased for 31 straight quarters, Motus launches Road Smart, embedding safety, accountability and compliance into every mile that employees drive.
Motus, the leader in vehicle reimbursement, risk mitigation and productivity solutions for companies whose employees drive their own vehicles for work, announced the expansion of its Motus Protect suite with the launch of Road Smart, a next-generation driver safety training solution. Designed for companies whose success depends on employees driving their own cars to visit customers and job sites, Road Smart delivers short, mobile-first lessons that employees will actually complete. With this addition, Motus continues to extend the value of Protect by helping organizations reduce avoidable expenses like tickets and accidents, demonstrate diligence to insurance companies, lower liability risk, and keep employees safer, more productive and more engaged on the road.
Unlike traditional driver safety training which results in less knowledge retention, Road Smart offers engaging, real-world focused, mobile-optimized lessons that are under two minutes in length. The short, digestible microlearning lessons are tailored to the type of driving that employees do every day and are integrated directly into the Motus app and web portal where employees already log and submit mileage.
“Whether an employee is behind the wheel of a company car or their own vehicle, their driving habits have a direct impact on the business,” said Phong Nguyen, CEO of Motus. “Every violation or accident raises costs, from tickets and repairs to higher insurance premiums and claims for corporate liability. That’s why driver safety must be a core part of any vehicle program. With Road Smart, we’re giving companies a way to put safer drivers on the road and protect both people and their bottom line.”
As part of the Motus Protect suite, Road Smart builds on Motus’ risk mitigation solutions by fully integrating with Motus Reimburse. This means that there’s no need for extra logins or tools because the training is in the app that employees already use. For program administrators, this integration supports compliance: companies can enable accountability controls that require employees to complete their quick, under-two-minute lessons before mileage submission. The result is higher adoption from busy field teams, greater visibility into driver compliance and a stronger ability for organizations to reduce avoidable costs and demonstrate diligence.
“Our goal with Road Smart was to reimagine driver safety training in a way that employees want to engage with,” said Ryon Packer, Chief Product Officer at Motus. “We heard from our customers about how important it is for training to fit into their everyday work routines. Using that feedback, we designed lessons that are short, focused on real-world driving risks, and easy to complete right on a phone. Motus is changing the paradigm: helping companies transform training into a true driver of safety and performance by making safe driving knowledge useful, interesting and engaging.
“Auto insurance is the toughest P&C line for mid-market companies: essential yet economically strained by rising claims and volatility,” said Malcolm O’Neal, CHRO of Renovo Home Partners. “With Motus, we found a comprehensive solution that could be integrated with the reimbursement program that we already had in place. Road Smart’s in-app training, combined with insurance and motor vehicle record monitoring, builds proactive safety intercepts into the existing driver workflow. Safe driving is not just a slogan that we repeat to our employees once a month; it’s our way of doing business every day.”
Road Smart benefits include:
- Safer Employees, Lower Costs: Putting better trained drivers on the road helps companies limit corporate risk and demonstrate diligence. Safer driving habits also reduce the likelihood of violations and accidents that can raise auto insurance premiums and trigger costly liability claims.
- Frictionless Adoption: It is seamlessly integrated into the Motus app, where drivers already capture mileage.
- Better Learning Outcomes: Microlearning training formats deliver 145% better retention vs. traditional training, 72% higher engagement, and 94% learner satisfaction.
- Admin Visibility: Real-time reporting helps organizations monitor compliance and measure impact.
Road Smart is available beginning October 15, 2025, as part of the Motus Protect suite, and it integrates with Motus Reimburse, the platform for vehicle reimbursement. With this new offering, Motus now provides a comprehensive suite of risk mitigation solutions, which are seamlessly integrated with Motus Reimburse, including insurance monitoring, continuous motor vehicle record monitoring, and now, driver safety training.
