Driver App - Driving Style

Driving Style inside Driver App

• Access the Driving Style feature

Before acessing the features, you need to access the App first. 

Download and install the SynX Driver app from Google Play or the App Store.

NOTE: For this user guide, the Android version has used.

• Open the app to the login page.

• Enter your assigned username and password and tap on LOGIN.

You can check Remember me for 30 days so you do not need to login again for 30 days. Note: For security reasons, your phone should be protected with password/pin/biometric security if you choose this option.

The very first time you log in, the app may take time to load to the home page.

The app opens to the home page which includes the Walkaround Check feature (this is covered in a separate user guide) as well as the Driving Style feature (left image).

You can also access the Driving Style features from any page within the App by tapping on the three horizontal lines at the top left of the screen to access the drop-down menu (right image).

 

After you are all set, please have a look at how you can enjoy all these new features:

On the Driver App

 

• Driving Summary

Your Drivers will be able to check their Speeding, Harsh Braking, Rapid Acceleration and Harsh Cornering percentages as the calculation is based on how much they drive. Also, they can find their score which will be used for the Rank in a near future.

Note: Fleet Managers can define the type of driving events to display and use inside the Settings section in the Driving Style module.

• From either the home page or the drop-down menu, tap on Driving Style.

• Tap on Driving Summary.

The Driving Summary opens to show driving events for the current week (default).

The default driving summary displays the following:

• Speeding %: Percentage of events of speeding over the speed limit
• Harsh Braking: Events per 100km
• Rapid Acceleration: Events per 100km
• Harsh Cornering: Events per 100km
• Score %: Calculated from driving events and their weightings

• To change the date period, tap on the date.

• Tap on a date to set the start date.
• Tap on a second date to set the end date.

Note: The green highlighted date denotes the current day.

PS: As the Fleet Manager, you are the one that can define the type of events you want to display and use in Score calculation inside the Settings section in the web module.

• Speed Summary

Your Drivers will be able to check their Speeding regarding the percentage over Speed Limit. Fleet Managers also can define what percentages they want to be displayed in the Settings section of the web module.

Note: Fleet Managers can define what percentages are to be displayed in the Settings section in the Driving Style module.

• From either the home page or the drop-down menu, tap on Driving Style.

• Tap on Speed Summary.

The Speed Summary opens to show speeding events for the current week (default).

The default speed summary displays the following:

• Total: Percentage of events of speeding over all speed limits
• 1% to 10% Over Limit: Percentage of speeding events 1-10% over the speed limit
• 11% to 20% Over Limit: Percentage of speeding events 11-20% over the speed limit
• 21% to 30% Over Limit: Percentage of speeding events 21-30% over the speed limit
• >30% Over Limit: Percentage of speeding events greater than 30% over the
  speed limit

• To change the date period, tap on the date.

• Tap on a date to set the start date.

• Tap on a second date to set the end date.

Note: the green highlighted date denotes the current day.

• Driving Trend

Your Drivers will be able to check their score for the past weeks in a trend graphic which will help them improve their safety each week.

You can check your scores in a trend graphic to help you improve your driving behaviour.

• From either the home page or the drop-down menu, tap on Driving Style.

• Tap on Driving Trend.

The Driving Trend opens to show total scores calculated from driving events and their weightings for the last 7 days (default interval).

Note: Scroll down the list to see all the days and scores.

• To see the breakdown of driving events and their scores, tap on the date in the table.

• To change the interval, tap on Last seven days (or other interval) at the top of the screen.

• Tap on the required interval.

The following images show a 3-week interval and a 12-week interval as examples. As can be seen, over the last three weeks the driver has increased their bad driving events.

• To see the breakdown of driving events and their scores, tap on the week in the table.

 

P.S.: The data started to be collected 7 days ago, so you should search for data from the last 7 days only. It is now collecting data so the gap will disappear.

• Driver Rank

Drivers Rank is based on your drivers’ score from the day before which means the Rank can change on a daily basis. At the moment, you can follow it from the Driving Summary which is ordered by score as well. You just need to change the calendar filter to reflect data from the desired day.

Driver Rank is based on each driver’s score from the previous day so the Rank can change on a daily basis.

• From either the home page or the drop-down menu, tap on Driving Style.

• Tap on Driver Rank.

The Driver Rank opens to display your position compared with other drivers in the fleet / driver group selected. 

• Note: You can also disable it for particular drivers by checking out the Driving Style option in their profile.

• Driver Mileage

Driver Mileage displays the 'Total business distance' driven and the 'Total private distance' driven in KM or MI depending on the user preferences. 

• From either the home page or the drop-down menu, tap on Driving Style.

• Tap on Driver Mileage Summary.
• Then, select the period you wish.

 

• Offline Mode

If there is no internet connection, the checklist is saved for future sending.