Virtual Driver Interactive Unveils New LX Virtual Trainer Platform Designed to Keep Employees Safe and Costs Down

VDI's virtual trainers protect employer's human and financial resources. >read more

New Compact LX Platform Model Designed with Latest Advanced Training Features to Keep Teens Safe - NSBA Show—San Diego, Convention Center, Calif—April 4-6, 2009

Virtual Driver Interactive (VDI), provider of driver improvement and simulation systems for corporations and communities, announced its brand-new product offering, the LX Platform. >read more

Fox 5 Atlanta, Georgia did a news story on teens and the perils of texting while driving. Click here to view the news coverage

Davie student focuses on keeping teen drivers safe:  Davie student starts safety effort -- Mar 08, 2009 (Sun Sentinel - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Like any other teenager, Rocky Kaller was excited to finally have his driver's license.  However, hitting the road for the first time by himself, he became more aware of a growing problem among motorists. >read more

California State Fair

In August, the Sacramento CHP used one of VDI's desk-top trainers for use in their booth at the State Fair.  Click here to see some of the pictures that were taken at their booth.

The Allstate Foundation provides Safety Center Incorporated with a VDI virtual trainer to use in its Sacramento-based center—Thanks to a $68,500 grant from The Allstate Foundation, Safety Center Inc. is teaching safe driving skills to at-risk teen drivers. >read entire press release

The Doctors

"The Doctor's" t.v. show recently did a study using Virtual Driver's desktop trainer to show the effects of sleep deprivation.

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Connecticut the Focus of Federally-Funded Three-Year Driver Simulation Research Study

Virtual Driver Interactive (VDI), provider of driver improvement and simulation systems for corporations and communities, today announced the use of its virtual trainers in several Connecticut high schools as part of a three-year driver simulation study.

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KCBS Los Angeles:  How employers are using VDI's virtual trainers to arm their workers with better driving skills. >view clip

The American Society of Safety Engineer (ASSE) recently did an interview with Andre Luongo, VP of Virtual Driver Interactive on "Improving Safety Through Simulation-Based Driver Training."  It was in the CoPS SH&E Report, Volume 3, Number 1 which is a triannually published report. 

>click here to read the article

Julia Brown of DeRidder High School in DeRidder, Louisiana recently used one of our desk top trainers to prove that cell usage while driving, impairs teen driving ability. >read more

Are teen drivers distracted?

Recent surveys show that up to half of all teenagers say they text-message or talk on the phone while behind the wheel. NBC’s Janice Lieberman explains.

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Three Dads from Three States Work to Redefine Driver's Education for the 21st Century.  Prompted by the deaths of their teenagers from car accidents and the deaths of more than 6,000 teenagers every year, dads want to better the odds for teens on the road. >read more

Owens Corning Implements Virtual Driver Interactive Simulation System to Arm Employees with Life-Saving Defensive Driving Techniques

VDI's virtual driving instruction allows drivers to gain important insight and hands-on experience driving in potentially hazardous circumstances, essentially putting the driver in dangerous situations without actually putting them in danger.  Owens Corning employee, Barry Hornbacher, learned this first-hand and credits the VDI simulation course with saving his life.

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"I completed the Driver Simulation course.  It was useful.  In fact, it saved my life on Friday."  Click here to read more of this testimonial from one of our satisfied customers.

KCRA Channel 3:  Benefits of using VDI's virtual trainers to improve driving skills. >click here to view the video

Dr. Phil and VDI!  We had the great privilege of being on the Dr. Phil show on September 10th.  If you happened to miss it, click on the picture to view the story.  If you did see us and would like info on who to contact about our simulators, please click here to be taken to an informational page.

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Archived articles

The UPS Foundation, in collaboration with Boys & Girls Clubs ofAmerica (BGCA), uses VDI's virtual trainers as an integral part of its successful teen driving program

Thanks to a three-year, $1.5 million grant from The UPS Foundation to BGCA, UPS Road Code will be taught to an estimated 1,200 teens this year across 10 U.S. cities. 

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Virtual Driver Interactive Celebrates Customer's Success

Takata was honored by the Michigan Governor's Traffic Safety Advisor Commission in recognition of its outstanding contribution to traffic safety.

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STATIC & VDI on the CBS Evening News

Many car crashes are preventable if only the driver would pay attention ...which is precisely why STATIC is using VDI's virtual trainers to educate teens on the dangers of texting and driving. >read more

AutoWeek ran an article on teen driving and how driver training and licensing in America doesn't seem to be enough to prepare young drivers in their August 27, 2007 issue.  VDI is featured within the article.  Click on the image below to view the article.

View testimonials and more news clips by clicking here. To view either of the videos below, click on the pictures.

StreetReady™ teaches and assesses novice drivers just as an instructor would during behind-the-wheel driving. No other simulator comes close to offering the detailed assessment and scoring built into StreetReady™.  Although we are not a driving school, we can provide the tools your school needs to ensure the finest possible simulation experience.  Our simulators range from full cab models to portable desktop models, and may be purchased or rented to meet the financial needs of your school.

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WASHINGTON (June 29, 2007)  U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA.) today praised the Senate's passage today of a resolution he authored designating the month of July 2007 as "National Teen Safe Driver Month."  Isakson introduced the resolution in honor of Joshua Brown, a Cartersville, GA., teenager who died from injuries sustained in a car accident in 2003.   >read more

Click on the image below to view the video of Alan Brown of the Joshua Brown Foundation.

Experts: More Training Needed For Teen Drivers

"Henning Mortenson, president of the Driving School Association and owner of Bond Driving School, said the current requirement of six hours behind the wheel training and 50 hours of parent supervision is not enough."  >read more