A Beginner's Guide to Buying Car Insurance
A Beginner’s Guide to Buying Car Insurance Insurance is an anomaly among commodities; it’s one purchase that we hope we never have to use. But car insurance is a mandated purchase almost everywhere, and with good reason; if your vehicle were to be stolen, vandalized or in an accident, you could be at risk for […]
How to Check Your Blind Spot (Even If You Have Blind Spot Monitors)
“I can’t believe you’d loan me your car without telling me it had a blind spot. I could’ve been killed!” – Biff Tannen, Back to the Future Perhaps the fact that all cars have blind spots is news to some, but it shouldn’t be to you. We all have blind spots due to an area […]
9 Ways to Better Protect Your Kids from Car Accidents
Ever wonder why hospitals like to inspect an infant car seat before newborn babies leave for home? The facts below are compelling. (Sunglasses optional.) We love cars. But surprisingly, motor vehicles are also far and away the top cause of unnatural death for those under 19-years old. Whether behind the wheel or riding as a passenger, […]
NY Daily News Covers Openbay
On Friday, NY Daily News’ Nick Kurczewski wrote up Openbay. Here’s an excerpt: “Openbay began as a way to take the mystery out of visiting a mechanic, and to make vehicle maintenance less like playing a round of roulette.” To read the remainder of the article, click here.
How to Handle a Vehicle Skid
Inclement weather may bring obstructions on the roadway, whether wet leaves, piles of snow, black ice or a rain storm’s shallow puddles that are just deep enough to make your car hydroplane. Knowing how to handle your car in the event of an unexpected skid – which can happen in any weather – is imperative. Check […]
Maine Road Trip in the Summer
A Perfect Fall Roadtrip We snapped this road-side sign at Maine’s beautiful Hidden Pond, the perfect place for fancy weekend escape. The moment you’re on the property, just outside of Kennebunkport, they issue this friendly reminder to check your road rage at the gate – you’ve entered another world, and it’s time for an attitude adjustment. Heading up […]
The Age of the Robocar is Upon Us
Once upon a time in the 80s, a kid named Marty McFly hopped into a time traveling DeLorean and paid a visit to 2015 – a distant age filled with all sorts of insanely futuristic things like weather control, hoverboards… and flying cars. Now that 2015 is just around the corner, you may have asked […]
What is ESC? Your Car’s Inner Control Freak Explained
What Is ESC? In short, Electronic Stability Control detects if your car is skidding and kicks in a handful of automatic controls to help you regain control. ESC is usually activated in the event of two potentially life-threatening circumstances: understeer and oversteer. Both understeer and oversteer typically take place when the road is wet. It’s […]
BetaBoston- Openbay "Innovative Tech of the Year: Mobile App"
BetaBoston covered Openbay’s “App of the Year” win at last week’s annual #MTLCAwards. Here’s an excerpt from the piece: “From what I’ve heard… partnerships are not only gaining the company more users nationally — Openbay has users in all 50 states —but also transforming Openbay into the ubiquitous resource for enterprises that rely on automobiles.” […]
Openbay Wins Innovative Tech of the Year, Mobile App
Openbay Named 2014 Innovation of the Year, Mobile App Winner at 17th Annual Technology Leadership Awards September 12, 2014, Boston, Mass. – Openbay today announced that the company was named the Innovation of the Year, Mobile App winner by the Mass Technology Leadership Council (MassTLC) during the 2014 Technology Leadership Awards. Openbay is a web and […]
