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Lytx company history timeline

1998

Lytx, formerly DriveCam, Inc., was founded in 1998 by Gary Rayner.

2000

In early 2000, Ed Andrew joined as President while Gary Rayner managed the hardware and software product development teams.

2002

By November 2002, the company received three patents for technology related to its DriveCam video event data recorder.

2003

Rayner remained with the company as CEO and Chairman of the board until April 2003.

2005

In 2005, DriveCam was included on Inc.

2007

In 2007, DriveCam partnered with American Family Insurance to provide a video feedback program in which parents could review the driving actions of their teens.

2008

In September 2008, Brandon Nixon became the company's CEO. Also in 2008, the company introduced RiskPredict, a pattern-recognition software that could be used to help predict the riskiest drivers within a fleet.

2009

In 2009, the company launched DriveCam Online, a driver management portal.

2010

Also in 2010, DriveCam released fuel management and real-time fleet tracking services.

2013

And on November 4, 2013, the company changed its corporate name from DriveCam Inc. to Lytx Inc.

2014

Also in 2014, The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) conducted a study of heavy truck and bus collisions.

2015

$5.5 million in estimated savings from exonerations since 2015

In 2015, Lytx launched its ActiveVision service at the American Trucking Associations' annual Management Conference and Exhibition in Philadelphia.

2016

Lafleur joined the company as chief technology officer and ultimately served as a board member where he remained until the company's acquisition in 2016.

2017

As of 2017, the company no longer offers the DriveCam for Families program.

In 2017, the company launched Lytx Video Services, adding access to near livestream video and continuous recording up to 100 hours.

2018

Our clients saw 625,000 fewer instances of risky driving in 2018+

Also in 2018, Nationwide partnered with the company to add the DriveCam safety program to Nationwide's long-haul trucking fleets.

At the start of 2018, the company announced it had products in more than 3,000 commercial and government fleets with more than 850,000 drivers.

2019

In February 2019, the company introduced a configurable product portfolio based on the Lytx Video Platform, with the Lytx DriveCam® Event Recorder as the foundational product.

In December 2019 the company changed the name of its compliance offering from RAIR Compliance Services to Lytx Compliance Services.

74% reduction in collisions from Q1 to Q2 2019

Also in 2019, the company added Hogan Transportation, The Caillier Group, and The Trucking Alliance as clients.

Also in 2019, Lytx joined the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program.

2020

In February 2020, Lytx announced an expansion of its machine vision system and artificial intelligence technology.

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