What is Drive Smarter? Drive Smarter is a mobile app that enhances your driving experience when you are using select connected Cobra and Escort devices. It lets you use your smartphone as a companion to your DashCam, and provides a streamlined onboarding process to quickly connect your Dash Cam and configure it as part of your dashboard. You can view recordings stored on your Dash Camera SD card, take advantage of streamlined reports generated for insurance claims processing, and get help using the in-built Mayday services that are automatically triggered in severe collisions.
- Companion app for select connected Cobra and Escort devices
- Streamlined onboarding process
- Add virtual vehicle to your account
- View recordings stored on your Dash Camera SD card
- Conveniently sorted recordings by timeline
- Select files to download to your phone
- Trim video clips and share with your contacts
- Streamlined reports for insurance claims processing
- In-built Mayday services for severe collisions
- Keep devices' firmware up-to-date
- Emergency videos stored in the Drive Smarter cloud
- Convenient Snapshot button to remotely take photos via connected cameras
- Compatible with Cobra SC-series Dash Cameras
- Requires upload/download speeds equal to or exceeding 4G/Cat 4 speeds
- Check drivesmarter.com for latest storage/deletion policies for free user accounts on the Drive Smarter cloud.
Drive Smarter enhances your driving experience when you are using select* connected Cobra and Escort devices. Drive Smarter lets you use your smartphone as a companion to your DashCam. A streamlined onboarding process lets you quickly connect your Dash Cam and configure it as part of your dashboard. You can "add" a virtual vehicle to your account, then add compatible* Cobra and Escort branded devices to your vehicle. Users with mobile WiFi hotspots** can optionally connect their cameras directly to the Drive Smarter cloud, to avail of instant upload of videos and to share time-sensitive data and event information. View recordings stored on your Dash Camera SD card; recordings are conveniently sorted by timeline which highlights events of importance; such as possible collisions or impact. Select files to download to your phone; trim video clips and share with your contacts using your favorite communications app. Take advantage of streamlined reports generated for insurance claims processing. Get help using the in-built Mayday services that are automatically triggered in severe collisions - send details regarding your current situation to a designed in-case-of-emergency contact. Keep your devices' firmware up-to-date so you are enjoying all the latest features that your devices' have to offer. Emergency videos stored in the Drive Smarter cloud. *** Convenient Snapshot button lets you remotely take photos via connected cameras, with a tap on your smartphone screen. currently the Drive Smarter app and service is compatible with the Cobra SC- series Dash Cameras. Check out this app.com for up-to-date information. * should have upload / download speeds equal to or exceeding 4G / Cat 4 speeds ** See this app.com for latest storage / deletion policies for free user accounts on the Drive Smarter cloud.
By Bingo21!
I been following the Cobra Electronics and ESCORT Radar independent Connected Car Driving Network’s for over 10 years. This is the culmination of their collective efforts to save people time and money while helping you drive safer and smarter. Absolutely no other driving Network that can give you a chance to avoid instant on and Laser speed enforcement tickets from providing alerts from the cars and professional drivers on the road in front of you. Always better to drive connected instead of alone all by yourself or with static non connected devices
By dkl15131
After the last update the app works. Got many dumb drivers on the cam! Along with close calls. Good camera glad that I can cutt the audio so if this goes to court or I have to. Email a incident they don’t have to Indore my horrible singing.
By fiberhiker
I recently picked up an SC201 dash cam. Connected it to the app no problem. Those having issues updating firmware, what worked for me was to take the device in the house, connect it to power with another USB cable I had that I have a wireless charger connected to - closed/re-opened the app & the firmware worked fine finally. Did not work in the vehicle or connected to computer. The pdf manual says you can download the firmware, but there were no download links under the firmware section on the website. It’s be nice if somewhere, there was mention of having to connect to the dash cams wireless network to perform functions like settings, pic/video download, etc. figured it out - but no mention anywhere. Also, in the app, it says my device is set to KM/h for Speed Units. If I change it to MPH, it actually sets the device to KM/h, so that’s a bug. Would be great to email support directly too, but only way to contact them is via phone during select hours. I will need to call to ask for the ability to completely turn off my dash cam display. The screensaver option allows the camera image to turn off, but I don’t need to still see the time/date and speed while driving my car at night. The small blinking red LED and small blue LED for recording & Bluetooth are fine - but not the bright red dot and white metered date/time/speed. I may have to make a cover to get these lights out of my eyes at night.