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Drive Focus

The perfect companion for those seeking confidence behind the wheel! Drive Focus offers a safe and stress-free environment to practice and improve your driving skills. Take the first step towards becoming a confident driver with the Drive Focus App today!

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Drive Focus App

The first research-based driver training app that takes your driving to the next level. Enhance your reaction speed and road awareness, sharpening your ability to detect and respond to real-world driving scenarios. Build confidence behind the wheel every time you use it.

iPad, M1 Mac & Vision Pro

Drive Focus harnesses the advanced capabilities of Apple’s iPad, M1 Mac, and Vision Pro headsets, to deliver unparalleled visual clarity and seamless interactivity.

Android & Chromebook

Drive Focus has been meticulously optimized to leverage the display graphics and functionalities of Android devices. Whether you’re using an Android tablet or a Chromebook, Drive Focus ensures a smooth and engaging experience.

Amazon Android & Fire Tablets

Use your Amazon account to download Drive Focus for many Android devices and Amazon Fire Tablets. Just like Apple’s iPad and Google’s Android devices, Drive Focus from Amazon delivers high-definition visuals on and an immersive and engaging experience.

Windows

As of April 2024, Microsoft has stopped supporting Android Apps on Windows. Please bear with us while we find a solution.

What Makes Us Unique

Efficient visual search makes better drivers

Click on the 11 critical items

Select items in order of priority

Practice driving in different locations

Option to slow down the video

Detail scores help you improve

Total Points

Response Time

About The Drive Focus App

App Benefits

Drive with Focus

Video driving simulator for: Apple iPad, M1 Mac, Vision Pro, Android Tablets & Chromebook, Amazon Fire Tablets

What Our Users Say

I tell all my beginner drivers about drive focus. It is especially helpful for students are missing important things or hazards.  My students have told me: I think it’s great!. It’s smooth & simple. It was helpful for learning to drive! It wasn’t glitchy or buggy, where I clicked actually works.

Maryfrances Gross

University of Kentucky 

As a clinician in a neuro clinic, I use Drive Focus with many of my patients. It's a terrific home program with objective feedback on speed of processing and visual attention. Patients love that it looks like driving and enjoy trying to improve their scores.

Beth Rolland

Upstate University Hospital of Syracuse

Drive Focus has been well received by Australian Occupational Therapists at two national conferences and during many workshops, with excitement about the opportunities for our clients and their driving. My clients find it easy and fun to use. It was a privilege to support Drive Focus with recording the Melbourne videos.

Megan Coulter

Occupational Therapist

Drive Focus has taken Australia by storm! Driving Well OT in Brisbane collaborated with Miriam to bring Drive Focus to Australia, winning the Australian Road Safety Foundation award in 2021. It’s worldwide OT conference premier was in Melbourne (“Mel-bin”!) in June 2022, with OTs being excited and impressed by the impact Drive Focus can have on clients with executive functioning disorders who want to learn or return to driving. Affordable, accessible, brain-training for driving!

Jenny Gribbin

Occupational Therapist

I recommend Drive Focus to patients who have had strokes, brain injuries, cognitive or visual processing limitations and students with special needs exploring if they are ready to drive. Drive Focus is motivating because it looks like driving. After using Drive Focus my clients are much more relaxed and prepared for driving.

Heather Shields

Owner Pathways Rehabilitation Services, LLC

Drive Focus is the best first step available to assist people who need help learning to drive and lack access to professional assistance.

Bryson

USA

My daughter, who is on the autism spectrum, used Drive Focus to help prepare for behind the wheel driving lessons. Her ability to recognize and prioritize signals, traffic, and potential hazards increased dramatically. She enjoyed the app and gained a lot of self-confidence.

Kim

USA

I love using Drive Focus with my clients recovering from strokes to work on scanning and processing activities in preparation for driving. I also use Drive Focus with inexperienced drivers to get ready to learn to drive. The app is easy to use, very affordable, and the visuals are great!

Susie Touchinsky

Adaptive Mobility Services, LLC

I highly recommend Drive Focus to help prepare a student to get behind the wheel of a car. I went from not knowing where to look while driving to being able to recognize the most important things for a driver to notice. It doesn't get boring because of the different cities that you drive through as you improve.

Gwen

USA

About Drive Focus

Brain training for driving

Drive Focus helps novice and experienced drivers develop better visual search skills. Drive Focus users interact with videos of actual drives filmed in Australia, Canada, and the United States. Users tap on the critical information on the roadway.

Drive Focus is a fun, interactive way to develop your skills. Interactive videos are arranged in “Tours”, or groups of six or more drives from a geographic location. Each drive ranges in length from 2-1/2 to 3 minutes. You will notice a difference with as little of 10 minutes use a day.

Drive Focus allows individuals to practice visual search skills anywhere, anytime on the iPad. Sharpen essential driving skills while having fun!

Drive Focus is a product of Driver Rehabilitation Institute a 501(c)(3) United States charitable organization.

Driver Rehabilitation Institute

The Intersection of Driver Training and Rehabilitation

The Driver Rehabilitation Institute (DRI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides a spectrum of educational services centered on teens and adults with neurological challenges and driving. DRI provides these services to leading researchers, occupational therapists, driving school instructors, neurorehabilitation facilities, and other professionals.

Dr. Monahan founded the Driver Rehabilitation Institute in 2005 to further research, education, and innovation in the field of driver rehabilitation.

Frequently Asked Questions

What devices can I use Drive Focus on?

Drive Focus is compatible with these devices.

Apple devices: iPads, MacBooks with M1 chips, and Apple Vision Pro
Android devices: Android tablets and Chromebooks
Amazon devices: Amazon Fire Tablets

If you want to know if a particular device is compatible before you purchase that device, you can always contact us for assistance.

I am learning to drive, would Drive Focus be helpful?

Yes! But use Drive Focus for at least 6 hours to get the most benefit. Of course, not all on the same day.

Everything you do as a driver starts by being attentive to important information on the road. Drive Focus makes this foundational driving skill a game experience.

Independent research with new drivers found that using Drive Focus for 6 hours (in one-hour sessions) significantly reduced driving errors when tested on a driving simulator.

Can Drive Focus be used in a classroom?

Yes, Drive Focus makes drivers education interactive and engaging while developing students’ awareness of the road. Instead of just scanning the roadway they learn what specifically to look for while driving. Drive Focus uses a gaming approach for better engagement and student participation.

Learn more about how to use Drive Focus in the classroom here.

Why do rehabilitation professionals recommend Drive Focus?

Many neurological conditions may require specialized support to maintain driving abilities, to return to driving, or learn to drive.

Drive Focus is a low-cost tool that can help. It is most beneficial when used as part of a speech therapy, occupational therapy, or driver rehabilitation program.

Created by an occupational therapist, the Drive Focus app allows users to interact with videos taken from a driver’s point of view. Drive Focus can be used in a therapy program to develop executive function and processing speed for driving. Learn more about how rehabilitation professionals use Drive Focus here.