Petah Tikvah, Israel, March 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SaverOne 2014 Ltd. (Nasdaq: SVRE, TASE: SVRE), a technology company that develops and sells transportation safety solutions, today announced that it has entered into an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement with Volvo Bus Corporation, a subsidiary of the global automotive giant, Volvo Group.
The agreement covers Volvo buses in the Mexican coach-bus market, a market in which Volvo has leadership with approximately 50% market share of new coach-bus vehicle sales.
Under the OEM agreement, SaverOne's Safety Solution, known as the ‘Driver Distraction Prevention System’ (DDPS), which is aimed at reducing cellphone-related distractions and accidents, will be installed in new Volvo buses that are manufactured for the Mexican market. Volvo Bus customers in Mexico will be offered the SaverOne Safety Solution pre-installed, following integration into Volvo’s assembly line. In addition, the agreement also allows for a retrofit of existing buses covered under Volvo’s maintenance agreement (representing approximately 3,000 buses in the market), which will install SaverOne’s Safety Solution as an aftermarket installation. The agreement further provides Volvo with two years of exclusivity in the OEM market in Mexico.
In addition to SaverOne selling its Safety Solution to Volvo for installation into its vehicles, SaverOne will also provide twelve months of service and support for Volvo bus customers. After that period, Volvo bus customers will continue to receive SaverOne’s comprehensive service package for an on-going monthly fee.
In order to market this new safety solution on Volvo buses, SaverOne joined Volvo’s team at the 2024 Automotive Expo event in Mexico (https://www.expoforo.org.mx/) to jointly market the system at the expo, demonstrating the SaverOne Safety Solution installed on a Volvo bus.
Ori Gilboa, CEO of SaverOne, stated, "We are very proud to cooperate with Volvo Bus Corporation. This strategic agreement marks a significant milestone for SaverOne’s penetration into international markets and especially the Latin American market. It marks a strong step forward in our mission to reduce accidents on the road and we believe our system will play an important part in protecting bus passengers and other road users in Mexico. We are excited about the positive impact our technology will have on the safety of both drivers and passengers in the country."
About the SaverOne System
SaverOne’s system is installed in vehicles to provide a solution to the problem of driver distraction, as a result of drivers using distracting applications on the mobile phone while driving, in a way that endangers their safety and the safety of their passengers. This phenomenon is considered one of the main causes of road accidents in the world. According to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the annual cost of road accidents just in the United States, stands at about $870 billion each year, excluding the costs of serious injury or death, with a quarter of those accidents estimated to be related to the use of the mobile phones while driving. SaverOne's technology specifically recognizes the driver area in the vehicle and prevents the driver from accessing distracting applications such as messaging, while allowing others (e.g. navigation, calls), without user intervention or consent, creating a safer driving environment.
SaverOne’s primary target markets include commercial and private vehicle fleets, including public transportation and buses, that are interested in reducing potential damages and significant cost, vehicle manufacturers that are interested in integrating safety solutions to their vehicles, and insurance and leasing companies. SaverOne initially addresses car fleets with focus on the Israeli, European and US markets, as well as other markets around the world. SaverOne believes that ultimately increased focus on monitoring and prevention of cellular distraction systems in vehicles, in particular driven by upcoming expected EU regulation, will likely have a dramatic positive impact on the demand for its systems in the future.
The Company’s strategy is to provide its technology for installation to customers in the aftermarket as well as address OEM vehicle manufacturers, to install the Company's protection technologies during the vehicle manufacturing process.
About SaverOne
SaverOne is a technology company engaged in the design, development and commercialization of OEM and aftermarket solutions and technologies, to lower the risk of, and prevent, vehicle accidents.
SaverOne’s initial line of products – the DDPS (Driver Distraction Presentation Solution) is a suite of solutions that saves lives by preventing car accidents resulting from distraction from the use of mobile phones while driving. SaverOne is also developing a sensor system for early location and direction detection under all visibility conditions of vulnerable road users (VRU) through their cellphone footprint.
Learn more at https://saver.one/
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International Investor Relations Contact:
Ehud Helft
+1 212 378 8040
saverone@ekgir.com
Israeli Investors Contact:
Jonathan Eilat
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