Left to Right: Driving Log, Home screen, Lesson view
About AutoCoach
AutoCoach is an application designed for the Shepherd Center, a client who specializes in rehabilitation and education for patients with spinal cord injuries. They sponsored the design and development of AutoCoach in order to provide parents of driving teens with a resource to teach them how to drive safely.
My team was fortunate enough to be assigned to this rewarding project. We were in the unique position of creating this application idea from the ground up—Meaning, the team would name, brand, design, and develop this application.
The Ask
We were tasked with developing an application that would provide lessons on safe driving practice and instructions, a drive recording feature, and a driving log that could be submitted for a part of the driver’s license application process to any given state in the US.
AutoCoach zero state, filled data, and navigation views.
The Method
Working with the client, we wireframed some ideas for the layout of these features. We surmised that the best experience for users would be separating the focus of the app into a “drive log” portion and an “education portion” would best help users get to the features they primarily use. We based this on the idea that some users will want to just practice and learn with the education models and others would want to just use the drive tracking and logging. However both types of users will need access to log itself to complete drivers license requirements.
This app includes a drive tracking feature, complete with a digital driving log, step by step lessons plans, and advice for parents teaching their teen. You can check it out for yourself in the Play Store and the App Store.
The Result
With the user experience approved by the client, we were able to develop the branding for AutoCoach that matched the Shepherd Center in both name and visuals. After the final approval, AutoCoach launched in the iOS app store with great success! The app has been downloaded hundreds of times and sits at a 4.7 star rating in the app store. With straight forward UI and branding, this app has successfully taught many new drivers how to safely navigate driving.