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Smartcar is the car API for mobility applications. Our platform allows apps to locate, unlock, and read the odometer from cars across brands with a single API.
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How auto insurers can offer telematics-driven premium refunds during COVID-19
How auto insurers can offer telematics-driven premium refunds during COVID-19
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Smartcar’s mileage verification API allows auto insurance providers to calculate premiums more accurately and…
Charlotte Kosche
Apr 20, 2020
Smartcar launches auto insurance solution to address $10 billion in premium leakage
Smartcar launches auto insurance solution to address $10 billion in premium leakage
Today, Smartcar is launching its car API for auto insurance providers. The API allows insurers to retrieve telemetry from most new…
Charlotte Kosche
Mar 11, 2020
The pitch deck that got Smartcar $2 million in seed funding from Andreessen Horowitz
The pitch deck that got Smartcar $2 million in seed funding from Andreessen Horowitz
When Sanketh and I set out to raise our seed round for Smartcar, we found several pitch decks from consumer startups, however we struggled…
Sahas Katta
Feb 10, 2020
Smartcar’s company culture: How we’re creating a respectful work environment
Smartcar’s company culture: How we’re creating a respectful work environment
Welcome to part 2 of our company value blog post series. After part 1, today’s topic lies especially close to our hearts: respect. We’ve…
Charlotte Kosche
Sep 19, 2019
How to verify mileage without a smartphone
How to verify mileage without a smartphone
As an alternative to self-reported mileage and aftermarket hardware solutions, more and more insurance companies have started using their…
Charlotte Kosche
Sep 17, 2019
How your insurance company can avoid underreported mileage
How your insurance company can avoid underreported mileage
Underreported mileage causes the auto insurance industry billions of dollars in losses every year. But what exactly is underreported…
Charlotte Kosche
Sep 11, 2019
Smartcar’s company culture: How we’re creating a balanced work environment
Smartcar’s company culture: How we’re creating a balanced work environment
Every workplace is different. Each company has their very own history, organizational structure, values, and culture. While a company’s…
Charlotte Kosche
Sep 5, 2019
Why you shouldn’t use OBD-II dongles to verify mileage
Why you shouldn’t use OBD-II dongles to verify mileage
Whether we’re looking at pay-per-mile products, usage-based pricing, or traditional policies, mileage verification plays an important role…
Charlotte Kosche
Sep 3, 2019
Is Smartcar an automotive data marketplace?
Is Smartcar an automotive data marketplace?
We sometimes get asked: “Is Smartcar a data marketplace?” The answer is no.
Sahas Katta
Aug 28, 2019
Why early-stage startups should sponsor hackathons
Why early-stage startups should sponsor hackathons
Sponsoring hackathons is expensive, time-consuming, and not suited for early-stage startups? We at Smartcar are convinced of the opposite.
Zeenia Framroze
Jan 30, 2019
Announcing API usage tracking
Announcing API usage tracking
Monitor the API requests your application is making to Smartcar
Sydney Palumbo
Jan 23, 2019
Which hackathons will Smartcar attend in 2019?
Which hackathons will Smartcar attend in 2019?
Find out here and get ready to hack this year!
Charlotte Kosche
Jan 15, 2019
A year with Smartcar: 2018 in review
A year with Smartcar: 2018 in review
Our team has spent a fantastic year and would like to share its favorite memories with you!
Charlotte Kosche
Dec 31, 2018
Box Care
Box Care
How Box Care uses Smartcar’s API in their on-demand car care app
Zeenia Framroze
Dec 19, 2018
Announcing the new documentation center
Announcing the new documentation center
Quickly and easily integrate Smartcar’s API into your app
Karthik Bhaskara
Dec 13, 2018
Introducing the Smartcar Garage
Introducing the Smartcar Garage
A program for early-stage developers who build apps for cars
Zeenia Framroze
Dec 11, 2018
How to build a car sharing app using Smartcar and Sentry
How to build a car sharing app using Smartcar and Sentry
Sentry.io Developer Evangelist Chloe Condon met two of our engineers for her video series “Exception Perceptions”
Emre Sonmez
Dec 6, 2018
Introducing the new and improved JavaScript SDK
Introducing the new and improved JavaScript SDK
Build single-page applications for cars with Smartcar’s most popular front-end SDK
Nathan Shelly
Dec 4, 2018
How Smartcar uses Segment for an improved developer experience
How Smartcar uses Segment for an improved developer experience
Tracking user interactions in Segment enables Smartcar to build a better product
Emre Sonmez
Nov 27, 2018
How Spiffy locates and unlocks cars using the Smartcar API
How Spiffy locates and unlocks cars using the Smartcar API
The on-demand car care app uses Smartcar to let customers share a virtual key to their vehicle.
Charlotte Kosche
Nov 19, 2018
Build an on-demand car wash app with Smartcar
Build an on-demand car wash app with Smartcar
The Smartcar team enables car wash businesses to level up.
Zeenia Framroze
Nov 2, 2018
Announcing live and test modes in the Smartcar authorization flow
Announcing live and test modes in the Smartcar authorization flow
One of the questions we get frequently asked by our current and soon-to-be users is: “How can I build an app without having access to a…
Emre Sonmez
Oct 30, 2018
What the React? Routing & redesign
What the React? Routing & redesign
How we implemented nested routing with React Router in our dashboard redesign
Sydney Palumbo
Oct 11, 2018
What the React? Your first 30 seconds with Smartcar
What the React? Your first 30 seconds with Smartcar
As you might have heard, we recently redesigned the Smartcar dashboard. Our goal at Smartcar is to make building apps that communicate…
Emre Sonmez
Oct 4, 2018
Building car apps without hardware: a story in six examples
Building car apps without hardware: a story in six examples
At the Smartcar + Hackbright Academy Connected Car Hackathon, participating teams built six awesome apps using our API
Charlotte Kosche
Oct 2, 2018
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