Press Release  MassDOT RMV Announces Enhanced RoadReady® App

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV), in collaboration with Safe Roads Alliance, J.F. Griffin Publishing, and program sponsors Life 360, AAA Northeast, and the Massachusetts ROTC announced today that a major upgrade to The RoadReady^® mobile app has been launched to promote safe driving habits among teens learning to drive with customized coaching.  

The Parent’s Supervised Driving Program and RoadReady^® mobile app are available in all 50 states and focus on the critical role that families play in the teen driver education process. The program includes a printed and digital curriculum and the RoadReady^® mobile app.  The app allows parents and teens to electronically log and manage their driving hours with their smartphone or similar device and produce a state approved log upon completion. 

In addition to improved user experience and security features, the latest RoadReady^® version adds a telematics feature that measures the teen’s driving performance during each supervised drive. Using this measurement, the app will identify risky behaviors and offer customized coaching. Parents can also view the education information from the program curriculum in the app, distilled into a series of short, animated videos. These new features, updated June 1, 2026, supports parents and caregivers through the process of teaching their teens to drive.   

“We’re pleased to continue our partnership with the Safe Roads Alliance and JF Griffin along with sponsors Life 360, AAA Northeast and MA ROTC for this important initiative,” said Registrar of Motor Vehicles Colleen Ogilvie. “We recommend that all families utilize the RoadReady^® mobile app to make the most of the graduated licensing process. With the support of this application, parents and caregivers can be more effective teachers during the critical supervised driving time.” 

“Parents and caregivers are the key to ensuring the safety of teen drivers,” said Safe Roads Alliance Executive Director Emily Stein. “The more involved parents are at this important phase when teens are learning to drive, the more likely it will be that these teens will avoid being in a crash once they are driving on their own.” 

“The telematics-based scoring in the latest version of RoadReady^® will help parents to coach their teen based on real world driving performance,” said P. Jeremy Garnish, Managing Partner at JF Griffin. “Every drive generates a score based on acceleration, speeding, cornering and braking and, using this score, the app delivers parents custom instructions that they can share with their teen. Over the course of the required 40 hours that families will log in the app, there is a lot of opportunity to make them safer and more competent behind the wheel.” 

“The data is clear: teens who complete at least 40 hours of supervised driving practice alongside engaged parents are much less likely to be involved in a crash once they get a driver’s license,” said Mark Schieldrop, senior spokesperson for AAA Northeast. “AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety research has shown that inadequate practice time is all-too-common—even among families that start the driver's ed journey with the best intentions. The latest version of RoadReady® isn’t just an effective tool for families to meet the minimum practice hours requirement—it enables a more thorough and constructive learning process for teens as they develop their skills behind the wheel.” 

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, crashes are the leading cause of teen deaths. To support building safe driving habits, the agency recommends that parents familiarize themselves with Junior Operator Laws (JOL), also known as Graduated Driver License Laws (GDL), which are designed to keep new teen drivers safe by giving them more driving privileges as they gain more experience behind the wheel. Information on these laws is available online, and restrictions on learner’s permits and Junior Operator Licenses include night driving and passenger limits, 

The learning process also requires Junior Operators to spend at least 40 hours of supervised driving with a parent or guardian in a variety of road and traffic conditions, in addition to successfully completing an RMV-approved driver education and training program. A video explaining the learning permit process in greater detail is available on YouTube. In 2025, the RMV issued 47,758 Junior Operator Permits.  

The RMV recommends that customers visit Mass.Gov/RMV to review more than 50 transactions and services that are available, such as paying a fee, scheduling a road test, and renewing a registration, and “Get Ready” online before visiting a service center. For more information and to start transactions, go to Mass.Gov/RMV. 

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