This episode of the Insurance Telematics Podcast was originally recorded in Italian — and translated using AI. 🇮🇹😅 Yes, the voiceover might sound a little funny, but the insights are worth it.

We’re joined by a remarkable guest: Fabio Sbianchi, founder of Octo Telematics and one of the most influential figures in the history of insurance telematics.

Together with Harald Trautsch, CEO & Founder of Dolphin Technologies, Fabio reflects on more than 20 years of industry evolution — from the first OBU installations to smartphone-based telematics, real-time data, and the challenges of a more connected, tech-driven risk landscape.

🎯 In this episode:
• The early years of insurance telematics in Italy
• The shift from OBUs to app-based solutions
• How smartphone data enables new models of engagement and prevention
• Why Fabio launched Wallife to protect humans from emerging tech risks
• A call for mindset change: from vehicles to people, from static risk to dynamic data

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🔗 Follow Harald Trautsch on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trautsch

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In questo episodio speciale dell’Insurance Telematics Podcast, per la prima volta in italiano, accogliamo un ospite d’eccezione: Fabio Sbianchi, fondatore di Octo Telematics e una delle figure più influenti nella storia della telematica assicurativa in Europa.Insieme a Harald Trautsch, CEO & Founder di Dolphin Technologies, ripercorriamo oltre 20 anni di evoluzione: dalle prime OBU (On-Board Unit) installate nel 1997 fino alle tecnologie attuali basate su smartphone, dati biometrici e customer engagement in tempo reale.🎯 Cosa troverai in questo episodio:• Le origini della telematica in Italia e la prima partnership con Unipol• L’evoluzione tecnologica: da antifurto satellitare a strumento predittivo• Il ruolo dello smartphone come ponte tra mobilità, salute e dati personali• La visione dietro Wallife: proteggere l’essere umano dai rischi tecnologici• Perché oggi serve un nuovo mindset per costruire il futuro dell’insuranceSe lavori in assicurazioni, innovazione o mobilità, questo episodio è un’occasione unica per ascoltare due pionieri discutere delle sfide e opportunità che stanno ridisegnando il nostro settore.🔗 Scopri MOVE SDK: https://movesdk.com/?utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_source=youtube&utm_content=yt_description🔗 Visita Dolphin Technologies: https://www.dolph.in🔗 Segui Harald Trautsch su LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trautsch📍 Ascolta anche su:Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVQxgnOevJ88iQq3Xx9uQCQ

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Turning Safe Driving Into Savings – Inside the Smart Driver App with Porsche Insurance

How do you turn safe driving into real customer loyalty — and cashback?

In this episode of the Insurance Telematics Podcast, Harald Trautsch, CEO & Founder of Dolphin Technologies, is joined by Barbora Piovarova, Head of Marketing, Business Development & Product Management at Porsche Insurance.

Together, they unpack the story behind Smart Driver — a customer-facing telematics app, Smart Driver, powered by Dolphin’s MOVE SDK — and how it became an integral part of their digital insurance strategy.

What we cover:
✔ How Smart Driver rewards drivers with up to 20% cashback
✔ From pilot to portfolio: expanding from young drivers to all customers
✔ Gamification that actually works — from monthly challenges to family WhatsApp competitions
✔ Why Smart Driver’s insights improve driving behavior and reduce claims
✔ How Porsche Insurance scaled a telematics ecosystem with minimal resources
✔ Making telematics available to everyone — not just policyholders

Whether you're an insurer exploring usage-based models or looking to strengthen customer touch-points, this episode offers a behind-the-scenes look at how a leading insurance group is using app-based telematics to move fast — and stay close to their users.

🔗 Check out the Smart Driver App by Porsche Insurance: https://www.porschebank.at/en/products/insurance/smart-driver/

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🔗 Follow Dolphin Technologies on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dolphin-technologies-gmbh
🔗 Follow Harald Trautsch on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trautsch
🔗 Visit Dolphin Technologies: https://www.dolph.in

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/insurance-telematics/id1703742414
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dolphin-technologies-gmbh

Accident Detection with Telematics – Why Time MattersWhen a serious crash happens, seconds can save lives. In this episode, we explore how automatic impact detection using just smartphone sensors can identify car accidents in real time — helping insurers and emergency responders act faster, without relying on expensive hardware.Join⁠⁠ Harald Trautsch⁠⁠, CEO & Founder of ⁠⁠Dolphin Technologies⁠⁠, and Chief Data Scientist Katarina Sallinger, as they explore real use cases and explain complex topics in a way that’s easy to understand — even if you’re not a data expert.What we cover:✔ How smartphone-based crash detection works✔ Filtering false alarms with heuristics and machine learning✔ The Acceleration Severity Indicator (ASI) and its role in triage✔ Challenges of using mobile devices instead of fixed car sensors✔ How insurers can scale safety and FNOL solutions cost-effectivelyWhether you're working in insurance, mobility, or tech — this episode breaks down the technical, strategic, and human sides of telematics-powered accident detection.
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🔗 Learn more: ⁠https://www.dolph.in⁠

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In this episode of the Insurance Telematics Podcast, we talk about one of the most common questions insurers have:How much does it actually cost to implement a telematics solution?⁠

Harald Trautsch⁠, CEO & Founder of ⁠Dolphin Technologies, joins us to break down the three main models Dolphin Technologies offers:

✔️ MOVE Score — pay per API call, no app or integration needed

✔️ MOVE SDK — embed telematics into your own app, pay per user

✔️ White Label App — create a fully customized, branded telematics app

We discuss the cost drivers behind each option, the strategic questions insurers should ask before deciding, and how telematics can deliver both better risk prediction and stronger customer relationships.

We also explain how insurers can test everything with the MOVE Pilot — a free, no-code telematics app you can set up in minutes.

Listen now to learn why we believe telematics should be accessible to everyone — because the price is worth the value.

🔗 Start building your free Telematics Pilot now: https://movesdk.com/?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_source=spotify&utm_content=spotify_description

🔗 Follow Dolphin Technologies on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/dolphin-technologies-gmbh⁠

🔗 Follow Harald Trautsch on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/trautsch/⁠

🔗 Learn more: ⁠https://www.dolph.in⁠

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How is data science transforming telematics?
In this episode, we dive into how machine learning and data science power the MOVE SDK — from detecting smartphone usage and analyzing driving behavior to predicting risks in real time.

Join⁠ Harald Trautsch⁠, CEO & Founder of ⁠Dolphin Technologies⁠, and Chief Data Scientist Katarina Sallinger as they break down the fundamentals of data science in insurance telematics — no tech background needed.

You’ll learn:

✔ The difference between AI, machine learning & data science

✔ How telematics data is processed and interpreted in real time

✔ How predictive modelling can help prevent accidents

✔ Why intelligent data processing starts on the device itself

✔ How the MOVE SDK and MOVE Pilot are built on powerful data science infrastructure

🔗 Start building today: https://movesdk.com
🔗 Follow Dolphin Technologies on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dolphin-technologies-gmbh
🔗 Follow Harald Trautsch on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trautsch/
🔗 Learn more: https://www.dolph.in

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How do you implement telematics the right way?

In this episode, discover what insurers often get wrong — and how to build a lean, scalable, and customer-centric telematics solution from day one.

Join Harald Trautsch, CEO and Founder of Dolphin Technologies, as he explains why success starts with setting clear goals, keeping it simple, and focusing on long-term customer value — not just technical specs.

You’ll learn:

✔ Why clear priorities are critical before launching a telematics program
✔ Why starting lean beats launching hundreds of features at once
✔ Why customer experience matters more than sample rates or trip detection speeds
✔ How the MOVE Pilot lets insurers quickly test solutions without complex internal processes

If you’re looking for an easy way to get started, explore the MOVE Pilot — build your own telematics app in just minutes for free, without any coding — or discover how the MOVE SDK can power a fully integrated telematics experience in your existing app.
Check it out: https://movesdk.com/

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🔗 Follow Dolphin Technologies on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dolphin-technologies/
🔗 Learn more about Dolphin Technologies: https://www.dolph.in

For insurers exploring telematics, one concern always comes up first: What about privacy?

In this episode, Harald Trautsch, CEO and Founder of Dolphin Technologies, explores how insurers can build privacy-first telematics solutions that drive engagement, stay fully GDPR-compliant, and still offer value-added services in real time.

This episode covers:

✔ How to communicate privacy and earn user trust
✔ How anonymization and permissions protect users
✔ What insurers must do to stay compliant and competitive

This episode is a must for insurance professionals looking to implement or scale a telematics product — and want to get it right from both a legal and customer perspective.

🔗 Start building your own Telematics Pilot for Free now: https://movesdk.com/

🔗 Follow Dolphin Technologies on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dolphin-technologies-gmbh

🔗 Follow Harald Trautsch on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/trautsch/⁠⁠⁠🔗 Learn more about Dolphin Technologies: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.dolph.in⁠⁠⁠

🔗 Watch or listen now:

Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/insurance-telematics/id1794779345⁠⁠

YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@insurance-telematics⁠⁠

If you’re an insurer looking to build smart, secure, and trusted customer journeys — this episode is for you.

How can insurers communicate less, but say more?

In this episode, we dive into the power of marketing automation in insurance telematics — and why context matters more than ever.

Forget one-size-fits-all messaging. Imagine sending customers hyper-personalized alerts, travel insurance prompts when they're at the airport, or weather warnings before a storm — all triggered automatically based on real-time behavior and location.

Join Harald Trautsch, CEO and Founder of Dolphin Technologies, as he explains how insurers can use telematics data to create smarter, non-intrusive customer journeys that build trust, boost loyalty, and actually matter.

You’ll learn:

✔ What marketing automation really means in telematics

✔ How to personalize communication based on location, risk, and behavior

✔ Why no-code tools put control back into the hands of insurers

✔ How to trigger real-time actions — like incentives, challenges, or alerts

✔ Whether you’re in claims, product, or marketing, this episode will reshape how you think about insurer-to-customer communication.

🔗 Start building your own Telematics Pilot for Free now: https://movesdk.com/

🔗 Follow Dolphin Technologies on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dolphin-technologies-gmbh

🔗 Follow Harald Trautsch on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/trautsch/⁠⁠🔗 Learn more about Dolphin Technologies: ⁠⁠https://www.dolph.in⁠⁠

🔗 Watch or listen now:Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/insurance-telematics/id1794779345⁠YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@insurance-telematics⁠

Can you really build a personalized insurance telematics app faster than ordering a pizza? 🍕 In this episode, we show you how.

Join Harald Trautsch, CEO of Dolphin Technologies, as he walks through a live demo of the MOVE Pilot — a no-code platform that lets you build a fully branded telematics app in just 7 minutes for FREE!

✔️ Personalize with your brand’s colors, logo, and identity

✔️ Collect real-time driving data and predict risk

✔️ Engage users with tailored incentives — like travel insurance at the airport or weather alerts before a storm

✔️Skip lengthy approvals — get your prototype live instantly

No coding, no hardware, no stress — just telematics made simple.

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🔗 Follow Dolphin Technologies on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dolp...

🔗 Follow Harald Trautsch on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trautsch/

🔗 Learn more about Dolphin Technologies: https://www.dolph.in.

If you're in insurance, mobility, or simply curious about innovation — this is your step-by-step guide to revolutionizing insurance technology.