Drive Home

Your safety net for every drive

AI safety companion for solo drives — assess your route and conditions before you leave, then activate the check-in timer so someone always knows you made it.

Overview

DriveHome is a safety net for solo drives, not a navigation app. Setup tab: enter your from/to locations, select conditions, road type, and how you're feeling — the AI assesses your specific drive with watch-for items, a pre-drive checklist, and an honest take if you're tired or anxious. Then set a check-in timer and copy a Watch-For-Me message to send before you leave. Drive tab: the timer counts down and asks 'Are you safe?' when it expires. If you don't respond within 30 seconds, the emergency alarm triggers automatically. Share Location and one-tap Emergency are always available. Emergency contacts are shared with SafeWalk — set once, used in both.

How to use it

  1. SETUP TAB: Enter where you're driving from and to (include city and state). Select time of day, road conditions, road type, and how you're feeling. Tap 'Assess My Drive' for a tailored safety briefing.
  2. Review the checklist and check off items. If you're tired or anxious, read the Honest Take — it's there for a reason.
  3. Set your check-in timer (how long the drive should take), copy the Watch-For-Me message and send it to your primary contact, then tap 'Start Drive'.
  4. DRIVE TAB: The timer counts down. When it expires, tap 'I'm Safe' to confirm you arrived. If you need more time, tap +15 or +30 min. If you don't respond within 30 seconds, the alarm triggers automatically.
  5. Use Share Location to copy your GPS coordinates into a ready-to-send text at any point during the drive.
  6. SETTINGS: Add emergency contacts — the primary contact's name appears in alerts and the Watch-For-Me message. Contacts are shared with SafeWalk.

Example

Scenario: Driving home from a friend's house at midnight in a snowstorm, about 45 minutes on the highway.

What you do: Enter 'From: 45 Elm St, Brookline, MA', 'To: Home, Arlington, MA'. Select 'Late night', 'Snow / Ice', 'Highway', and 'Fine'. Tap Assess.

Result: AI flags reduced visibility and longer stopping distances on the specific highway, recommends a checklist item for tires and wipers, and generates an ETA message. You copy the Watch-For-Me message to your partner, set a 55-minute timer (buffer built in), and start the drive. When the timer expires, you tap 'I'm Safe' from the parking lot.

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