Why You Really Need GOFAR Ray’s New Feature Posted on December 23, 2016 How many times in your life have you had the urge to say a sentence “Why didn’t you just say so?! Frustrating, right? So many annoying situations could have been avoided if you only knew what’s going on. You know all those times when you tried to send a voice message, only to find out […]
Make Your Car Smarter With GOFAR Trends Posted on December 23, 2016 WANT ALL YOUR CAR DATA ON YOUR PHONE? Well, now you’ve got it. Distance, fuel cost, economy, fill ups, driving score and speed. It’s been great to track all my metrics easily on my phone using GOFAR – apart from that last one, speed. I still cannot believe how slow my average speed is driving around […]
Are You A Good Driver? GOFAR Lets You Know! Posted on December 23, 2016 87% OF DRIVERS THINK THEY’RE ABOVE AVERAGE! However, after analysing over 2 million km of data and 2.3 billion individual data points in 37 countries, we’ve actually discovered that only 50% of drivers are above average and shockingly 50% of drivers are below average. Apparently this is how averages work… But if you really want to […]
Braking Bad (on Fridays)? Use an OBD2 Scanner Posted on December 2, 2016 Whilst the Internet of Things is sometimes over hyped, fundamentally it lets us measure things better. If you measure it, you can manage it. I was inspired by this article on Australian car accidents in which Robert McDonald, the safety guru who heads of IAG’s Road Safety Centre revealed that Friday was a bad day for accidents. Our […]
GOFAR Measures Australia’s Cars With Best Gas Mileage Posted on November 28, 2016 We passed 2 million kms of driving data and decided to have a dig around to see what helpful info we could provide. Looking for a new car? VW stands out among the cars with best gas mileage! Knowledge is power When you put GOFAR in your car it’s like upgrading your car and one […]
How Caring about Gas Mileage Makes Ride Sharers Earn More Posted on November 11, 2016 Why people engage in ridesharing jobs? To earn money, and to save more money from better gas mileage, for example. Does that mean this is all they care about – money? The first answer to this question tends to be somewhat vague. Yes? No? Saying that somebody is doing something for the money makes them […]
GOFAR Adjustable Speed Alerts means no more fines Posted on November 4, 2016 Nothing ruins your day like a speeding fine and so GOFAR has built in a handy adjustable speed alert into Ray that acts as a helpful reminder when you nudge over the limit. Yes, not only does the Ray make sure that you are driving your car at peak efficiency, it can also help you […]
Award-Winning GOFAR App is Now On Android Posted on October 21, 2016 You heard that right, GOFAR is… Here’s how to get set up GOFAR on Android. First, and this is important, please DO download the app. Don’t just plug GOFAR in and start driving! Next, follow the instructions on the app to set up the device Once installed, the device needs to calibrate – this happens automatically […]
6 Steps to a Green Halloween by GOFAR Posted on October 14, 2016 Halloween is almost here again and whilst it’s great fun, one trip to the mall, tells you that boatloads of stuff has just been shipped across the world just to end up in local landfill. So, whether you’re a keen crafter, a dedicated eco-warrior or just don’t like blowing money on cheap tat when you […]
GQ says you’re cool for supporting GOFAR! Posted on October 11, 2016 It’s nice to know you’ve got your finger on the pulse sometimes, and now this article from GQ covering the Top 10 Coolest Things in the World proves that you backers of GOFAR are definitely the in crowd! We’re just below a spatula (a nice spatula) but we’re cooler than a nice looking drone! Forbes and Gizmodo were impressed with […]