Over the past few months we've been hard at work in the background putting the pieces together so we can finally release the Novated Driver Product, this is a one stop shop for drivers to manage there novated leases on the Karia Platform.
Novated Driver
When building an app that drivers rely on, we needed to make smart choices about our technology foundation. That's why we went with Expo, React Native, and Nativewind - this powerful combo lets us deliver a consistent, high-quality experience whether you're using an iPhone or Android device. Expo gives us a robust development framework that makes updates smoother and more reliable, while React Native enables us to maintain a single codebase that feels truly native on both platforms (no more juggling separate iOS and Android versions!). We added Nativewind to the mix because it makes the UI development incredibly efficient. For drivers, this means a fast, reliable app that works the same way every time, no matter what phone you're using. Plus, this tech stack allows us to roll out new features and fixes much faster, so we can keep improving your experience based on your feedback.
If you want a more detailed breakdown of how we built it, reach out and we may do a dedicated engineering blog post on it.
Getting started
We spent some time trying to come up with the best solution to address how do we get drivers/novated assets onto the platform? Do we invite a novated asset so then a single driver would have multiple logins? or do we invite a driver? With the main goal being to make the experience for the driver to be as seamless as possible. So the final solution that we put together and proceeded with is, a driver will have a single account that then can be linked to many providers.
Once you have the novated driver integration enabled, it's as simple as going to the drivers menu item and opening the side-sheet and clicking invite. This will send the driver a 8 digit code for them to use to link the account.
Once the driver has received their welcome email to novated driver it's a simple onboarding flow, in there welcome email they'll receive an 8 digit code and enter there surname to confirm and away they go and can start managing there lease from the novated driver app.
Once the driver has completed the onboarding they can submit reimbursements, track transaction, update bank details.
It's just that easy to submit a reimbursement.
Reviewing the submitted reimbursement
You'll see a slightly updated UI for the transaction review page - this screen will be coming to other flows soon.
While this is just the first release of Novated Driver, there will be plenty more updates to come over the coming weeks and months so stay tuned for more.
If you have any feedback please reach out
