Once you purchase your package, you will be sent an email where you are able to book each one of your sessions online. We do not book sessions over the phone and require 24-hour advance booking (no same day booking). Pro Tip: Because our package sessions are done in order, we encourage you to book one session at a time. That way you only have to reschedule one session vs. all of them.

We have a 12 hour reschedule/cancellation policy for all sessions through your confirmation email booking link. If you need to cancel or reschedule less than 12 hours in advance, please call or text us at 925/302-2544.

Greenlight offers packages for drivers of all levels.

>> Never Driven or Just Getting Started – Drivers who don’t have a Learner’s Permit, has a Permit but haven’t begun or completed behind-the-wheel lessons, or are just looking for a better, safer way to learn and practice.

Core 6 (our most popular package!) – Six (6) 1-hour sessions that equip drivers with the fundamental skills needed for road readiness.

Intro to Driving – Three (3) 1-hour sessions that teach proper driving form and fundamentals. (These are the first three sessions of the Core 6 Package).

>> In Progress to Becoming Licensed – Early drivers who have either completed our Intro to Driving Package, have a Learner’s Permit and completed at least 4hrs of behind-the-wheel training, or are just looking for a better, safer way to learn and practice. 

Core 6 (our most popular package!) – Six (6) 1-hour sessions that equip drivers with the fundamental skills needed for road readiness.

Advanced Beginner – Three (3) 1-hour sessions that teaches early drivers core skills to prepare them for real world driving. (These are the last three sessions of the Core 6 Package. Drivers must have either completed our Intro to Driving package or provide a copy of a signed Learner’s Permit to purchase this option).

>> Fully Licensed –

Our Advanced Drives are designed for anyone who has completed our Advanced Beginning or Core 6 Training Packages, anyone who has completed their behind-the-wheel lessons, or anyone who has their driver’s license. They allow more experienced drivers to improve their driving skills and practice challenging road conditions in the safety of the simulator.

Are there age restrictions?

That’s great! If they haven’t begun their behind-the-wheel training they should start with our Intro to Driving Package or Core 6 Package. If they have completed their behind-the-wheel training they should take our Advanced Beginner Package or our Core 6 Package. If they have their license we have Advanced Drives for experienced drivers to hone their skills in the safety of the simulator.

So far we have one location at 730 Camino Ramon (Suite 130) in Danville. It is right off 680 at the Sycamore Valley exit. We are conveniently located next to Starbucks so you can grab a coffee while your student is in their session. We are hoping to open more locations across the Bay Area in the near future.

During the school year we keep school hours. We are open Mon.-Thurs. 3pm – 6pm, and Sat.-Sun. 11am – 6pm.

During the summer, we are open 11am – 6pm Mon.-Thurs., and Sat.-Sun. 11am – 5pm.

Click here to learn more about our story, and how we make an impact on teen driver training.

Absolutely. Our simulator-based training has already helped lots of people who experience high anxiety around driving to become more comfortable behind the wheel.  In fact, one of the great benefits of the simulator is that they can learn in a low consequence environment without all of the fear, stress, and anxiety about accidents, tickets, injuries, and damage. When we take away all of those negatives we remove barriers to learning and help our trainees build the skills, experience, and confidence they need to transition comfortably to real world driving. Hear how our simulation training is helpful for anxious drivers.

Yes! Simulator-based training is actually proven to be particularly effective for some in this community. We have developed a special one-on-one Discovery Drive to get them started. Learn more here.

You mean besides 100% pure awesomeness? In addition to said awesomeness, you can expect a 1 hour driving simulator session composed of 3 to 5 distinct training lessons, aka “Drives” in Greenlight speak. Hear why our sessions are 1 hour.

As an illustration of a typical session here are the Drives from Session #3: 

Drive 1:  Speed Management & Consistency Exercises – One of the biggest contributors to two major traffic issues: accidents, and congestion, is speed management. Driving too fast for conditions, either by choice or through poor speed management skills is one of the leading causes of teen driving accidents, while speed inconsistency that results from poor speed management and anticipation creates “wave traffic” and the “concertina” or “accordion” effect that underlies most traffic congestion on the freeway. This module is designed to teach the importance of understanding visual techniques, throttle and braking inputs relative to what the road is doing, and how theses combine to create proper speed management and consistency.

Drive 2:  Stopping Exercises – Understanding braking is a foundational skill that is a key contributor to safe driving. This Drive is designed to teach the principles of braking and includes training on stopping distances, braking pressure, stopping in relationship to signals and more.

Drive 3:  Introduction to Road Driving – Because we’re in a simulator we can do cool things that you can’t do in real life, like have a completely traffic free driving experience. This solo drive will help you get comfortable applying the foundational skills from this session’s earlier Drives while navigating real roads, traffic signals, stop signs, lane markings and more without having to worry about any other cars!  This drive takes place in our Valley Area environment which is modeled on real roads in the San Ramon Valley.  During this drive you’ll experience residential, rural, and commercial area roads, and you even get a chance to go on the freeway without any traffic.  It’s a great way to build comfort and confidence in your driving before things get “busy” out there.

Drive 4:  Introduction to Freeway Driving – Just like our Introduction to Road Driving in Drive #3, we get a chance to hit the road with no other cars, but this time we’re on the freeway!  New drivers are often overly worried about freeway driving, and by getting a chance to start without traffic we can ditch those worries and build the skills needed to safely work our way up to traffic in our later sessions. During this drive we’re measuring our driver’s ability to stay in their lane, their visual performance in seeing far enough down the road for the higher speeds of freeway driving, and the necessary anticipation and pedal control skills needed to travel at a consistent speed on the freeway.

But wait, there’s more! In addition to all that cool stuff up above, you will receive feedback, training tips, and virtual coaching from Greenlight’s driver evaluation software. Upon completion of your session you’ll get online access to drive scorecards, showing you how you performed on several key safety and vehicle handling metrics, and also video replays of all of your driving, complete with an eye tracking overlay.  This data allows you to go back and review your visual and vehicle handling performance, and is key to helping you know what to work on as you continue your training.

Heatmap showing driver’s eye movements in a Greenlight Simulator.

No Problem! We offer a Worry-Free Guarantee: If Greenlight isn’t right for you, just let us know and we’ll refund any unused portion of your training package.

No it doesn’t, but it does make you better prepared for it!

Currently, there is no legal way (we’re looking at you, you 14-year-old parking lot practicers!) to get a basic skills foundation before being thrown behind the wheel of a car with a stranger. Greenlight offers a better, safer way to get started so that you arrive at your behind-the-wheel lessons with a higher level of skill, knowledge, and confidence making that training significantly better. We look at it like swim lessons, most of you sought out experts to teach your kids to swim before you took the floaties off. Greenlight teaches the “how” and gives them the confidence to know that they are ready to take the wheel! Hear why our training is so valuable.

This is not a focus in our training as that is something that is safe and easy to practice in real life. The drills incorporated into our curricula are intended to allow drivers to practice things that are difficult or more dangerous to do in real life.