We are excited to introduce SmartStick, which has been our passion project for the last 2 years. We have been producing OBD2 devices for the car dealer market for many years, but we have had the idea of an OBD2 device that stays connected and provides ongoing diagnostics and monitoring of without the need to ever open the App. And now we have done it. We believe SmartStick to be a groundbreaking product, and one that will have a major impact on our driving experience.
- ENHANCING VEHICLE SAFETY
- SAVING YOU MONEY
- MONITOR EVERY ASPECT OF YOUR VEHICLES.
WE HAVE STOCK ON ITS WAY!!
We have already completed development and mass production has begun, so this project is going ahead. But we are hoping we can raise additional funds through crowdfunding which will obviously enable use to increase inventory and widen our marketing scope, but more importantly help build a strong base of early customers (hopefully you) to be part of this journey. Share ongoing feedback and ideas for the future. We plan to treat all our early backers as part of this project and involve them in all new releases and developments. We welcome you to come on board, be part of this exciting journey and enjoy immediate and ongoing benefits.
Product Overview
Smart health, trip and maintenance monitoring of not only your vehicle, but every vehicle in the family. SmartStick is the world’s thinnest and most advanced OBD2 tool that is going to impact upon the way we use and monitor our vehicles. SmartStick is a game changer as it works entirely in the background, performing a full health check every time you drive, without the need to ever open the App. Record every trip, classify as business or personal, record vehicle expenses, set maintenance reminders and generate comprehensive driving, usage and expense reports.
We believe SmartStick is a groundbreaking product, and one that will have a major impact on our driving experience.
- ENHANCING VEHICLE SAFETY
- SAVING YOU MONEY
- MONITOR EVERY ASPECT OF YOUR VEHICLES.
The Onboard Diagnostics, or OBD2, port is found on all modern vehicles, normally used by mechanics to diagnose and clear fault codes. SmartStick is a powerful tool that connects your smartphone to the vehicle's computer in real-time, giving the user access to a range of features usually only found on expensive professional diagnostic scanners.
- SEAMLESS INTEGRATION - No need to open the app ever. Plug, Play and Leave
- AUTOMATIC MONITORING - Full health scans performed on every trip
- ONBOARD STORAGE - Never misses a trip even when Bluetooth is off
- FAMILY MONITORING - Access information remotely about every vehicle
- BATTERY SCAN - Monitors battery health in real-time
Video : App Overview
Video : Fitting the SmartStick Device and Phone Mount
Clean Home screen showing a quick view of your vehicle’s information and status. User profile, Bluetooth status and shortcuts to all the main features. Easy access to Settings where you find account details and App settings including Metric/Imperial, Notifications, Location Settings, Product Support, App and Device version and updates.
Stunning LIVE Driving Mode shows detailed information about your current trip in a clean simple screen with the option of Night Mode for low glare. Shows live Speed and RPM in large display as well as trip duration, trip mileage, top speed, top RPM, average speed, engine temperature, battery voltage and fuel consumption indicator to help optimise fuel efficient driving. Simply place your phone on the SmartStick phone mount provided to ensure safe, hands-free driving.
Video : SmartStick Driving Mode
(Only available on SmartStick PLUS)
The new Family Feature is a game changer. Keep track of every vehicle in your family, remotely and in real-time. The Family Snapshot screen gives you a quick overview of the status of each vehicle, and then tap on any of the family members to see detailed diagnostics, trip data, maintenance requirements and reports. The Find Cars screen allows you to see the location of each family member (this feature can be switched off in settings) and even send messages within the App to each family member. You receive automatic alerts, even when the App is closed, if any family vehicle encounters a fault, battery issue or maintenance reminder. Now without having to do anything, you can have the peace of mind that every vehicle in the family is safe and maintenance is up to date.
Video : SmartStick Family Feature
Full Health Scans are performed automatically every time you drive your vehicle and you receive alerts if any faults are detected. See a quick view of the Scan Results and open reports for details on any faults, causes and fixes. Includes I/M Readiness and Freeze Frame Report. You will get detailed explanation of the results (in easy to understand terms) and be made aware of the seriousness of each fault and what actions to take. Share these reports with your mechanic to save time and money and determine the consequences of driving with that fault. SmartStick even performs a full battery health scan and reports on charge percentage, standing voltage, cranking voltage and cranking time. This will give you early warning if your battery needs replacing before it is too late and you are stranded.
Video : SmartStick Alerts and Notifications Simulation
With its built-in data storage, every trip is recorded including full details of time, distance, speed and RPM. View driving graphs and be able to quickly classify trips as personal or business with a single swipe, or tap on a trip for more details which includes detailed data of each trip, the start and stop location, the trip route on a map and add related parking or toll costs for that trip.
Record and view all fuel, maintenance and other vehicle costs and upload receipts. You can even use the Glove Box to upload any other vehicle related documents or save photo memories of your various trips. Generate full colour reports or detailed CSV reports of personal and business trip percentages, cost allocation and expense details. This is very useful for tax purposes or for car share records.
Get Maintenance reminders for your vehicle and any other family vehicles based on either mileage or date. Use the range of default Maintenance items or add your own reminders. When a reminder is sent through, you can ask to be reminded later, cancel it or if the work has been done you can tap Maintenance Done and it will automatically take you to add the maintenance record.
Video : SmartStick Settings
- Does everything other devices do and so much more.
- SmartStick is the thinnest full function OBD2 device to hit the market.
- Stunning App design, easy to use and intuitive.
- Automatic, Real-time data, uploaded to cloud server with no need to open the App.
- Stay informed about your vehicle’s health, maintenance requirements and usage.
- One Screen Family Snapshot shows the entire family status.
- Ensure that your vehicles and family are safe.
- Identify issues before they get worse, saving you time and money.
- Diagnose faults, identify causes and suggested fixes, all from the App.
- Keep track of costs, receipts and records.
- Generate various reports and share with family members, accountant or mechanic.
- Classify vehicle usage for cost-sharing and tax purposes.
- Historical data stored on cloud and accessible even when phone is changed over.
- Remote firmware and software update capabilities ensuring we are able to fix bugs and add features in the field.
- Location feature allows you to track each trip, Find Car or locate family vehicles. (Can be disabled in Settings)
- 3 Year Replacement Warranty.
- We have an arrangement with UPS to ensure reliable international shipping.
- Generate Support Tickets directly through the App.
- Our support team is committed to providing answers to questions and technical support and our target is to respond to all Support Tickets within 12 hours.
- We’ve been manufacturing OBD devices and working with the same factory for over 5 years so we expect no production surprises.
- Our engineers and designers work closely with the factory to ensure we get exactly what we have aimed for, including quality, design, functionality, packaging, backup and supply timing.
- We’ve been carrying out road testing for over 12 months.
- We have already placed our first order for 1,000 units to ensure we are able to meet our Kickstarter Early-Bird reward supply commitments and ready to place subsequent orders.
- We value your input. We plan to work closely with our Backers in order to improve the product on an ongoing basis through firmware and App updates.
RISKS AND CHALLENGES
We understand and acknowledge that no project comes without risks and challenges. Despite our planning, there are circumstances that may be out of our control. If we are met with these events, we promise to communicate with full transparency to you, our backers, and work to resolve all issues in a timely manner. We don't foresee any major issues as we have been producing OBD2 devices for the car dealer industry and have been working with the same factory for nearly 5 years. Our engineers and designers work closely with the factory to ensure we get exactly what we have aimed for, including quality, design, functionality, packaging, backup and supply timing. This product has been developed and tested over the last 2 years to ensure it's ready to be launched. We have the App completed and our first 1,000 devices in production and expect this to be complete by mid April 2020, to meet our April 2020 despatch commitment for backers. We are waiting for the Kickstarter response and ready to start production on a further 1,000 if neccessaryl. Our biggest challenge is going to occur if we have more than 1,000 backers in regard to meeting our May 2020 despatch goal, but we still believe we can meet this. In regards to the Coronavirus situation, we do not expect it to impact our timeline as production is nearly 80% complete with mainly firmware updates to be finalised. We will of course keep you updated if anything changes.