Atigo, Inc. - developing a solultion for drowsy driving
about the problem of drowsy driving

Atigo, Inc. is developing a high-end solution to the problem of drowsy driving. Our technology allows people to drive without becoming drowsy. Thw price is expected to be several thousand dollars, and this causes some people to believe there is no market for our solution. This page gives a summary of the market as we see it. If you think you may benefit from a high-end drowsy driving solution, please contact us at info@atigoinc.com. The more we can make the problem real to potential investors, the more likely we’ll get the funds needed to fully develop our solution.

Shift Workers

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximate 15 million Americas work evening, night, or rotating shifts. Shift workers get an average of 1.5 hour less sleep and are 5 times more likely to be in an automobile accident than their day worker counter-parts. Within this group, our product will target the estimated 6%, or 900,000 workers who have severe fatigue problems. A recent study by the University of North Carolina suggests this group may be responsible for more than half of the shift-worker automobile accidents.

Sleep Disorder Patients

An estimated 30 million Americans are affected by a sleep disorder such as chronic insomnia, sleep apnea, and narcolepsy. Sleep apnea, a condition where a person momentarily stops breathing during sleep, is the most common sleep disorder affecting an estimate 4% of middle-aged males and 2% of middle-aged females. While most cases of Sleep Apnea are undiagnosed, sleep medicine is one of the fastest growing fields in medicine. Atigo is looking to work with local sleep clinics to reach potential customers who would benefit from our solution.

Commuters

Extreme commuting is defined as commuting with a one-way travel time to work of 90 minutes or more. In California, nearly 500,000 workers, or 3% of the work force, have extreme commutes. The percentage is higher in remote suburbs like Riverside County, where 6.5% of residents or 45,500 workers drive for more that 90 minutes each way to work. One way workers compensate for their long drive times is to drive during off-peak hours. In Los Angeles, 13% of workers start their commute between midnight at 6:00am, times when the risk for accidents is significantly higher then daylight hours.

Commercial Drivers

Commercial Drivers have well documented problems with drowsiness. Atigo’s solution will help drivers with fully automatic transmissions, meaning no clutch pedal to driver without drowsiness. Deployments of fully automatic transmission in Class 7 and Class 8 trucks is growing rapidly because of it’s benefits in full economy and driver retention.

If you belong to any of these groups and would like to learn more about our solution, please contact us at: info@atigoinc.com

  
Drivers who fall asleep and get involved in an accident usually are not aware that they were asleep.
More facts about the problem of drowsing driving
  • Fatigue was a major contributor to the Three Mile Island crisis, the Chernobyl meltdown and the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
  • Drivers who fall asleep and get  involved in an accident usually are not aware that they were asleep.
  • Studies suggest that people suffering from excessive daytime sleepiness are involved in an automobile accident every 2-5 years.
  • The automotive industry has collectively invested billions of dollars searching for a solution to the problem of drowsy driving.