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Mobile Apps That Every Car Owner Should Have

  • by Ngugi K.
  • March 28, 2016
2016 MBRACE VEHICLE CONTROLS D App Mobile Apps That Every Car Owner Should Have

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Vehicle driving is one of the most enjoyable moments to car owners. However, this may be more enjoyable ifa driver has some nifty features and constant connectivity to help avoid the little annoyances of the road. Here are mobile apps that most drivers or car owners should have while travelling intheir vehicles.

My Max Speed 2.0

The app is essential in that it enables in tracking the speed and location of the vehicle every five seconds. This makes it is easy to monitor the car’s movement and location using this app by making the data available for exporting to a spreadsheet. The main functions of this app include monitoring teens driving habits by providing driving records for which to argue against speeding. It also provides location history and informs the car owner on the location if the phone with the app travels outside the preset location area.

Greenmeter

The GreenMeter app Mobile Apps That Every Car Owner Should Have

The GreenMeter app
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The app provides details of your driving styles, thus enabling one to change the accelerator and brake use to have the best fuel economy. It works by breaking down energy usage at different speeds transmitting it into the engine power, aerodynamic drag, and mechanical rolling resistance. This enables it to display energy cost in dollars oil consumption and CO2 output. This is a good app to monitor fuel costs.

TripAlyzer

Due to regular route usage, TripAlyzer helps coach to get the best fuel efficiency and hence the cheapest route. It analyses the driving habits, how efficiently fuel is used, and the much spent. It announces verbally the current fuel efficiency.

iGasUp

This app helps in displaying the 10 nearest fuel stations and their prices, derived from the same pricing service that supplies the AAA and satellite companies.

Drivesafe.ly app

The DriveSafe.ly app helps the driver get incoming message updates, Twitter, and Facebook updates. It eliminates the urge to pick the phone, or the need to press any button, in order to listen to the incoming texts. The app does everything itself and leaves the user’s hands and eyes completely free for driving.

Openbay

OpenBay mobile app for car owners Mobile Apps That Every Car Owner Should Have

OpenBay mobile app for car owners
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The Openbay app helps car owners to get the best quotes from the nearby garage centers. The app has the ability to compare prices, telling the repair cost and time-frame. It also allows in authorizing only a certain amount on your card so that a garage cannot lift up the price unexpectedly.

AccueFuel

This app helps keep track of what is spent on all cars and gives feedback when driving. Fuel-fill records for multiple cars can also be stored.

— Ngugi K.

Ngugi Karani, from Nairobi Kenya, has been writing for Afroautos since its inception. He believes that Africa needs better road transport for transformation. He writes on technology, development and cars. He is inspired by the spirit and passion of the African people to rise above all odds.

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