OkMe

@pompilio_fiore awesome idea! maybe even better if you could provide a service that would notify the police. If a driver works graveyard shifts, chances are everyone on their contact list would be out of reach. I realize, such service wouldn't be possible at this price point, but I'm sure, people would be willing to pay more and be safe. Another thing is maybe the design of the button should be not so bright, and match the most popular car interior colors, like black or beige, or light grey. So the riders wouldn't be able to see the button. And also, how about the integration with the car-sharing apps that would send out the name of the person who's currently with the driver?

@kay_larina Thank you very much for your feedback! Some drivers like the fact that you can put family and friends numbers, but you are absolutely right about notifying the police too: we will have a premium version of the app that includes also this feature! And you are right about the color of the button too :) Soon you will be able to pick a black button as well! But even now, the button is attached with velcro in the back of the steering wheel, so you cannot see it. The drivers that have been testing OkMe didn't say anything about the color (and I actually asked them) but I agree with you for, at least, to have a dark color to pick! The integration that you mentioned could be something to think about in a second moment. For now, we are focusing on traction and on making a product based on the needs of the users by constantly talking to them and getting feedback! Thank you very much for sharing all of these ideas! 🙏

Thank you very much @aalpanigrahi for your feedback, this is exactly our point!

@dmitry_rogov1 Hi, thank you for your feedback. I'm not sure that I'm getting exactly your point: OkMe is an emergency button for ride-share drivers. It's a tool that wants to help out drivers in case something is going wrong with a rider during a trip. Thank you!

@pompilio_fiore No, this is not the bad kind of a feedback. I am just trying to imagine if such a situation is possible. The situation I am talking about is when a driver pushes the button occasionally as this button is placed almost right under the fingers.

@dmitry_rogov1 Thank you for your comment. It would be very difficult to push the button by accident but in case you do, you have 10 seconds to push it again before trigging the emergency text!

@pompilio_fiore Oh! that's a really nice option. Well, it mitigates my fears!))

@dmitry_rogov1 Thank you!

@liammckay Thank you very much for your feedback and questions! Just last week, Lyft released a shortcut to call emergency within the app. In our opinion, this is not an effective solution. If the driver has an emergency during a ride, in order to use the emergency shortcut within the app, he/she would need to switch from e.g. google map, go to the driver app, tap a little icon for the emergency and confirm the need to call. If the emergency is "while driving" the driver cannot safely do all of this. Also, we want to give a tool to use in case there is a dangerous situation with a rider where the driver cannot just grab the phone and call 911. We think that the best solution would be to actually integrate our system in their app and to use our button to trigger the emergency texts/calls.

@mickc79 Thank you very much! We will be thinking about other user cases in the near future and thank you very much for confirming that we should!

@mickc79 Crime rate is at a what, 30 year low? We've been never be safer than we are today.

@mickc79 Pizza Delivery Drivers come to mind

@timwinfree Thank you very much for your feedback! It's basically impossible to push the button by accident and in case you do, you have 10 seconds to push it again before trigging the emergency call! Regarding the website, I agree with what you say and I'm going to change it right now! Thank you! 😊👌

@pompilio_fiore Okay good to know! And I see you've edited that wording. "Better Safe Than Sorry" is still a little heavy-handed. A few suggestions: "Protect Yourself from the Unexpected" "Prepare Yourself for the Unexpected" “Safety at Your Fingertips”

@timwinfree Thank you very much Tim! Very helpful, and I really appreciate it.

@timwinfree picked “Safety at Your Fingertips” 😉Thank you!

Hi! Thank you very much for your feedback!. Yes, the button comes with a battery included (plus a second battery for free). The battery life is about 12 months and the app tells you the battery level!