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Greenlight co-founder and CEO Jason Green demonstrating the smartphone dash-cam system. (GeekWire File Photo)

Greenlight, a Seattle startup that unveiled its $49 smartphone dash-cam kit in May, this morning announced a new insurance underwriting partnership that the company hopes will lead to broad adoption of its technology in the commercial transportation and logistics industries.

Under the partnership with Napa, Calif.-based Paul Hanson Partners, commercial fleets that incorporate Greenlight’s dash-cam technology will be eligible for discounts on insurance rates.

“You’ll see us being able to compete with dedicated telematics and dash-cam solutions that have discounts, which cost $800 to $1,000 to deploy,” said Greenlight CEO Jason Green, who was previously the co-founder of the Contour action cam-company. “We do imagine we’re going to see some large adoption based on our competitive advantage and price.”

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The Greenlight dash cam system includes a smartphone app with a dongle that can be pressed to save video clips. (Photo: Greenlight)

Greenlight is available for pre-order to consumers now, shipping in the fall.

The startup is up to about 12 people total. So far, the company has raised $700,000 in funding. Manufacturing giant Flextronics is an early strategic investor for Greenlight, through its Lab IX accelerator.

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