Katasi, communications assistance and prevention

Who we are
Katasi is a Colorado-based technology company founded by executives from the telecom and aerospace industries to address a critical societal need; providing an effective technological solution to the growing epidemic of texting while driving. We believe this problem will only be effectively controlled through an elegant coordinated technological solution that works well for all stakeholders; cell phone users, carriers, insurance companies and legislators.

The Katasi approach, two years in development, is unique. Katasi;

Creates a “text-free” vehicle
Works with existing mobile phones
Works with existing carrier systems
Does not require additional software on the mobile phone
Discriminates between drivers and passengers
Positively prevents texting from a given mobile phone in a given vehicle
Is inexpensive and easy to retrofit

Katasi has overcome limitations of competing systems that can be disabled by the user and are only applicable to a limited set of phones and software.

Texting while driving statistics
Teens 17.5M Teen Drivers nationwide The average teen sends and receives 3000 texts per month 46% of teens admit to Texting While Driving (TWD) Teens rate TWD as leading cause of distraction while driving 5,500 teens killed per year in auto accidents: TWD is quickly becoming a leading cause of accidents 444,000 teens are seriously injured per year from auto accidents	Commercial Drivers 10.5 commercial vehicle drivers truck drivers 23X higher collision risk when texting TWD more dangerous to driving than .08% alcohol level TWD increasing in states despite TWD laws