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DANLAW, INC.

Pioneering connected vehicle telematics and automotive electronics for insurers, OEMs, and fleet operators worldwide

Data & Analytics Established Bootstrapped
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Overview

Danlaw is a global technology company with over 41 years of experience pioneering dynamic solutions for the mobility revolution. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Novi, Michigan, the company designs, develops, and manufactures connected vehicle technology for insurers, automotive OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, and fleet operators. With facilities across the USA, Europe, India, and China, Danlaw maintains a global engineering team of 500+ professionals focused on embedded systems, automotive electronics, and connected vehicle platforms.

The company has deployed over 10 million telematics units across 200+ enterprise customers worldwide, completing 320+ global projects. Danlaw's insurance-focused offerings center on usage-based insurance (UBI) hardware and data platforms, supplying carriers with the OBD-II devices and cloud-connected analytics needed to run distance-based, behavior-based, and pay-as-you-drive programs.

In 2025, Danlaw expanded its portfolio with CleverCharge, an AI-powered EV charging solution unveiled at CES 2025, signaling continued investment in the broader connected mobility ecosystem beyond traditional telematics.

Products & Services

DataLogger

OBD-II telematics device that plugs into a vehicle's diagnostic port to collect driving behavior, vehicle sensor data, and location data. Designed for usage-based insurance programs, fleet management, and connected vehicle deployments.

Key Features

  • OBD-II plug-and-play form factor for rapid deployment
  • Real-time driving behavior capture (speed, braking, acceleration, cornering)
  • GPS/location tracking with trip segmentation
  • Wireless data transmission to cloud analytics

Target Users: Insurance carriers running UBI programs, fleet operators, enterprise connected-vehicle platform operators

BitBrew

Cloud-connected vehicle platform providing "Plug-Configure-Play" data collection and analytics services. Aggregates telematics data and delivers it via API to OEMs and insurers for downstream scoring and product development.

Key Features

  • Plug-and-play configuration requiring minimal integration effort
  • API-based data delivery for insurance scoring and analytics
  • Multi-OEM and multi-device data aggregation
  • Scalable cloud infrastructure supporting enterprise volumes

Target Users: Insurance carriers, automotive OEMs, connected-vehicle platform operators

V2X Solutions

Vehicle-to-everything communication technology acquired through the Cohda Wireless acquisition. Enables vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure, and vehicle-to-person communication for safety and smart city applications.

Key Features

  • Vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) real-time safety communication
  • Vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) integration with traffic management systems
  • Vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) collision avoidance
  • Compliance with DSRC and C-V2X communication standards

Target Users: OEMs, municipalities, smart city programs, transportation agencies

CleverCharge

AI-powered EV charging solution announced at CES 2025. Addresses the growing intersection of electrification and connected vehicle management.

Key Features

  • AI-driven charging optimization
  • Integration with connected vehicle platforms
  • Fleet and consumer EV charging management

Target Users: Fleet operators, EV manufacturers, utilities

Embedded Engineering Services

Full-spectrum automotive electronics engineering services including ECU development, embedded software, interior electronics and lighting components, license plate modules, shift indicators, HVAC controls, hardware design, testing, and validation.

Key Features

  • Safety-critical embedded software development
  • Hardware design, prototyping, and manufacturing support
  • ECU integration and validation for automotive programs
  • Technical consulting for automotive electronics programs

Target Users: Automotive OEMs, Tier-1 automotive suppliers

At a Glance

Founded
1984
Headquarters
Novi, Michigan, USA
Employees
501-1000
Funding
Bootstrapped

Category & Focus

Category
Data & Analytics
Subcategories
Telematics Connected Vehicles Usage-Based Insurance Hardware V2X Communication
Insurance Verticals
P&C Personal P&C Commercial
Target Customers
Carriers, Brokers, MGAs/MGUs

Customers

  • Automotive OEMs (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific)
  • Tier-1 automotive suppliers
  • Insurance carriers operating usage-based insurance programs
  • Fleet operators and enterprise connected-vehicle platform operators

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Last updated: 2026-04-09