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Autoliv suite of internal tools

Case Study

Autoliv

A suite of tools for a trusted partner in automotive safety systems.

The highlights

Internal tools for ~70,000 employees across 25 countries

Autoliv generates $10.4B in annual revenue and holds ~44% global market share in automotive passive safety

Their systems save an estimated 37,000 lives and prevent 600,000 injuries every year

Mobile and web applications for both internal and public use

Database-driven solutions automating analog processes

Autoliv internal tool screens
Autoliv
The Autoliv Safety Trend screen features a safety score out of 1000 and category summaries

The scale of the problem

Autoliv is the global leader in automotive passive safety, airbags, seatbelts, and the systems that activate them in a crash. $10.4 billion in annual revenue. ~70,000 employees across 25 countries. An estimated 37,000 lives saved and 600,000 injuries prevented every year.

At that scale, even a small process inefficiency multiplied across dozens of plants and thousands of workers adds up fast. Many of Autoliv’s internal workflows were still analog, clipboards, whiteboards, shared spreadsheets, systems that worked fine when teams were local but didn’t hold up across a global operation.

Internal tools

The Autoliv Coaching flow shows users how much time they lose or save driving different speeds alongside a risk score

HQ has built a suite of internal tools for Autoliv across mobile and web. The consistent theme: take a process that was previously manual or paper-based and turn it into a database-driven application that works the same way across every plant, every country, every shift.

The tools we’ve built handle safety tracking, supplier management, coaching workflows, and operational reporting. Each one is designed for the people actually doing the work, not just the managers reviewing it.

Mobile and web apps

A news screen in the Autoliv app, plus a collection of badges users can earn

The applications cover both internal workflows and public-facing use cases. Mobile apps give employees access to dashboards and tools on the floor, not just at a desk. Web applications handle more complex workflows like supplier board management and risk tracking.

A simulator allows users to increase their virtual speed and see how much time they save

The driver coaching simulator is one of the more distinctive pieces, it lets users model the actual time and risk trade-offs of driving at different speeds, grounded in Autoliv’s safety data. It’s both a training tool and a demonstration of the company’s core mission.

Coaching screens walk users through how distractions like phones, passengers, and food can affect driving safety

Automating analog processes

The supplier board tracks risk assessments, contact info, and more for automobile manufacturers

The supplier board replaces a manual tracking process with a structured database that surfaces risk assessments, contact information, and manufacturer status in one place. What used to live in a spreadsheet or a filing cabinet is now searchable, filterable, and consistent across the organization.

Elizabeth Waite

“The way you've handled this is such a testament to why HQ is so damn good.”

Elizabeth Waite

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Randall Bennett

“This team is insanely reliable.”

Randall Bennett

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Hayden Hill

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Austen Allred

“As a way to get to a phenomenal product, hiring this team is the best way to go. Overall we're 1000% pleased.”

Austen Allred

CEO, GauntletAI

Shobin Uralil

“There's no doubt in my mind that we picked the right partner in HQ to help us with this.”

Shobin Uralil

CMO, Lively

Jeff Allen

“If I'm not your happiest customer, I'm willing to fight whoever thinks they are for that title.”

Jeff Allen

CEO, BlueCar

Jerome Paul

“We feel like HQ has been our secret weapon.”

Jerome Paul

CEO, Spiff (acq. by Salesforce)

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