OTTER LLC’s distracted driving solution wins 2014 Best Connected Car Tech Award

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. - Jan. 20, 2015 - PRLog -- Today OTTER LLC was named best Text and Drive solution by Auto Connected Car News.  Winners were decided by online voting from December 12, 2014 – January 15, 2015.  Nominees were chosen by industry judges and advanced computer algorithms.  The awards have been dubbed the people’s choice awards of the automotive technology with nine cutting edge categories.  “Connected cars are the new mobile device and our software presence is just as important here as it is on your smartphone.  We represent a much needed safety balance to the infotainment evolution and we are thrilled to be recognized for our efforts,” says OTTER Founder and CEO, Erik Wood.

“We congratulate the OTTER apps team for creating an app that helps to stop texting while driving. New connected car tech should never be dangerous. Distracted driving is dangerous driving. We created the Anti-Texting App category to support anti-texting efforts and to remind people there are safe options,” said AUTO Connected Car News editor, Lynn Walford.

ABOUT OTTER LLC:
OTTER LLC is a technology company that creates solutions to make mobile communication safer and more efficient.  We were the first to develop and market a GPS based / auto reply Text and Drive solution on multiple smartphone platforms that provides the end user a tool that compliments their mobile lives and greatly reduces distracted driving.  We are actively engaged in the design and development of additional technology solutions to expand our suite of products for the mobile communications, automotive, and mobile social networking markets. For more information, visit OTTERapp.com (http://www.otterapp.com/).

Ref 1 - Tech CARS Awards winners for best connected car tech in 2014
http://www.autoconnectedcar.com/2015/01/tech-cars-awards-winners-for-best-connected-car-tech-in-2014/

Ref 2 – OTTER Background – Press Links
http://www.otterapp.com/#!press/c1oaj

CONTACT:
Troy Niehaus
+1 425 786 4225
troy@OTTERapp.com

Erik Wood
+1 206 931 5271
erikw@OTTERapp.com