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Insurance Innovation Director Urges Addition of App Option to Ohio Driver‑Training Requirements
Summary
Jason Rather of Grange Insurance asked the Senate to amend House Bill 54 to allow state‑approved mobile app technology to complement in‑car driving instruction and to modernize driver training while preserving instructor jobs and safety oversight.
Jason Rather, who leads innovation at Grange Insurance, asked the Senate Transportation Committee to add language to House Bill 54 that would permit state‑approved mobile app technology to supplement — not replace — traditional driver‑training instruction.
Rather described three challenges he called the "3 A's": accessibility, availability and affordability of driver training. He said the bill already contains licensing and training minimums for new drivers and that his proposed amendment would create an additional option that uses a mobile app as an in‑car…
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