DriveAssist technology can help manage calls by automatically sensing when you're in the car and diverting your calls and messages. Mobile phone usage, while in the car, has been a hot-button issue in recent years, with some states banning the use of mobile phones without a hands-free system while driving. Just last month, a train crash in California that claimed the lives of 12 passengers was caused by the Conductor sending text messages while at the helm. Not to forget the study that concluded saying Texting while driving equals being drunk, and the ban by the terminator himself. Now a Vancouver, Canada based company has created a way to help drivers manage their mobile communications while behind the wheel. Aegis Mobile's DriveAssist technology can sense when you are moving at car speeds and can divert your calls during your trip. Aegis Mobility's DriveAssist software running on the subscriber's mobile phone automatically determines the driving context of the user. Once it's sure that you're driving, the software signals to the Aegis ContextEngine that you are in motion. All calls and all text messages outbound are then mediated from the mobile network, except for 911 calls, which are automatically accepted. All inbound calls are captured and mediated, so you will not miss any calls. They will just be delayed. Same goes for text messages -- they also will be routed to the mobile network and returned to the user once the user stops moving. It permits users to set up an accepted list of approved callers who can break through to deliver an audio message to the user (e.g., parent wishing to contact their son/daughter). Optionally, users as passengers can choose to override DriveAssist and accept incoming calls and place outbound calls without interruption.

DriveAssist only supports Windows Mobile and Symbian-based phones. It is hoping to offer its service directly through wireless network operators starting in 2009.

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