Tools for Parents

Safe driving is a two-way street

Your teen may have the keys, but you are still in charge. Several powerful, yet easy-to-use tools are at your fingertips so you and your teen can get the most out of the tiwiFamily™ system.

The tiwiFamily system includes a device that is installed in the car that interacts with your teen driver. You, as a parent/guardian have access to a secure, easy-to-use, web-based portal to control how the device is used.

You determine how much flexibility is given to the driver by setting limits and boundaries that best suit your teen.

• The practical and flexible controls empower you to decide how many miles per hour above the speed limit drivers are allowed and how much of a grace period is given.

Note: tiwiFamily is designed for the real world; studies show that grace periods allowing teens to correct their errors are critical features to learning safe driving habits 

• By drawing a box (or any shape you want) on an interactive map, you can establish SmartZones™ that report the instant the driver arrives at or leaves home, school or anywhere else.

Note: these zones are so accurate, NASCAR^® uses this technology as a lap counter

• GPS technology shows the exact location of a vehicle at any given time through the web portal

Note: the GPS technology is so reliable, it has been used on the north slope of Alaska in commercial applications 

• Young drivers receive a report card to track their progress through the web site

Note: Report cards open opportunities for discussion and communication between parent and driver

Parent’s Toolkit

Want more? inthinc has put together a toolkit for parents with insightful information and tips about teen driving and tiwiFamily.

• Unlocking the Conversation About Safe Driving
• Dos & Don’ts for Using tiwiFamily with Teens
• Sobering Statistics
• Medical Facts on Teen Brain Development
• tiwiFamily Brochure
• Parent-teen Driving Contract