Innovation intelligence brief
Innovation intelligence brief
Texting and driving is an epidemic resulting in more than 26% of all accidents each year. Smart Drivinc's patent pending technology selectively disables various functions on the driver's cell phone while driving. Our products are affordable and configurable with real-time tamper detection and alerts.
What became of it
Blocked · Low confidence · Last verified 2026-10-17
Research is blocked: there was not enough public evidence to establish what became of this innovation. Nothing below should be read as a verified 2026 status.
As catalogued
St. Louis-based start-up with patent-pending technology that selectively disabled functions on a driver's phone while driving, with real-time tamper detection and alerts, positioned to reduce distracted-driving accidents and thus auto claims.
2026 reality
The catalog domain getsxi.com does not resolve in DNS (checked 2026-10-17). CB Insights lists Smart Drivinc as 'Dead' at seed stage with USD 40K raised from the Global Insurance Accelerator; no primary closure announcement was found.
No product or business-model development after its Global Insurance Accelerator seed investment is documented; the company is reportedly defunct.
hardware-based phone blocking for distracted driving has largely been superseded by built-in smartphone driving modes and insurer telematics apps; the venture is of historical interest only.
REVIEW · Fetched CB Insights (Dead, seed, USD 40K from GIA, St. Louis) and confirmed membership in the GIA 2016 class (program began February 2016); replaced the inferred 2016 milestone with the sourced cohort entry. Remains BLOCKED (closure is database-only).
Documented evidence
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