Dr Sibi Mathai

Dr Sibi Mathai is an automobile engineer, transport safety researcher, and founder of I Drive Safe, with over three decades of experience in driver training, road safety, and automotive diagnostics. He holds a PhD in Driver Behavioural Psychology from Bharathiar University, where he examined how age, driving experience, state of mind, traffic rule knowledge, and vehicle type affect safe driving behaviour using smartphone-based naturalistic driving data.

His work integrates automotive engineering with behavioural psychology to advance evidence-based road safety practices in India. Dr Mathai has presented his research internationally, including at the Road Safety on Five Continents (RS5C) Conference in the United Kingdom, and has completed advanced professional programmes such as the Vision Zero Diploma (Sweden) and the METI Executive Programme in Corporate Management (Japan).

Through training initiatives delivered to government agencies, law enforcement, educational institutions, and corporate organisations, he continues to promote safer mobility and sustainable road safety systems.