Back in 1997, driving school veteran Isaak Tsifrin, Internet entrepreneur Gary Golduber, and academic Gary Tsifrin came up with the then-wild idea to put traffic school online and so founded WebTrafficSchool.com. Shortly after realizing the benefits of online courses, the idea for DriversEd.com—or online drivers education—was born.
The rest is history. Since then, DriversEd.com has grown to become the largest and most visited online drivers education site in the nation. We’ve been providing high-quality, state-approved courses to students since 1997 and helped more than 2.1 million students become safer, more confident drivers.
As a company, we’re always striving for improvement in our courses. Our Driving School Advisory Board, which includes all our driving school owners and associates, reflects that commitment and helps us to maintain our high level of excellence and quality.
Isaak Tsifrin, Founder and CEO
A lifelong entrepreneur and longtime DMV instructor, Isaak skillfully operated Sunset Traffic Academy and Easy Driving School LLC for over two decades. As a licensed DMV operator, Isaak has tremendous experience in conducting traffic and driving school. As a result, he’s become an expert in navigating the driver safety industry. He holds a B.A. and an M.A. in Economics and Planning from the Latvian State University in Riga, Latvia. In 1997, Isaak was approached by his then traffic school student, Gary Golduber, to put traffic school online.
Gary Golduber, Founder, President, and CTO
A trained engineer, Gary is seasoned in the development and management of web-based applications. Before forming DriversEd.com, he consulted with Fortune 500 companies including Levi Strauss & Co. and Charles Schwab Corp. A certified PowerBuilder Professional, Gary holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.S. in Computer Science from Polytechnic University in Odessa, Ukraine.
Gary Tsifrin, Founder and COO
Gary joined DriversEd.com while pursuing his degree at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is highly experienced in content development and an expert in effective distance learning techniques. Gary holds a M.A. in European Intellectual and Cultural History and is currently a Ph.D candidate at Cornell University.
February 2011
DriversEd.com launches a Texas Education Agency approved 6-hour drivers ed course exclusively for adults in Texas.
January 2011
DriversEd.com's defensive driving course is approved by the Arizona Supreme Court.
March 2010
DriversEd.com's Drivers Ed iPhone Application cracks the Top 25 Free iPhone Apps on the Apple App Store; 700,000 downloads to date.
January 2010
DriversEd.com opens behind-the-wheel Driving School in Marietta, GA (Atlanta); Atlanta Metro students learn to drive in new BMW Mini Coopers.
December 2009
DriversEd.com launches Mature Driver Program for Colorado; curriculum for adults 55 and older.
December 2009
Apple's App Store begins offering the DriversEd.com Drivers License iPhone Application; lets users see how their actual drivers license might look.
November 2009
DriversEd.com's drivers education course is approved in Indiana by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute.
October 2009
DriversEd.com opens a behind-the-wheel DriversEd.com Driving School in Canyon Lake, CA (Los Angeles); Los Angeles Metro students learn to drive in new BMW Mini Coopers.
September 2009
DriversEd.com is integrated with Facebook through Facebook Connect. Students can enroll on DriversEd.com with their Facebook email account.
September 2009
Apple’s App Store begins offering the DriversEd.com Drivers Ed Application, which instantly becomes number one in the drivers ed category. Read more here.
August 2009
EDS, DriversEd.com’s sister driving company purchases its 20th Mini Cooper for drivers training.
March 2009
DriversEd.com launches Mature Driver Program for California; curriculum for adults 55 and older. March 2009
DriversEd.com launches Nationwide Adult Driver Program; curriculum for adults 18 and older.
March 2009
DriversEd.com is again awarded an exclusive traffic school provider contract in Santa Clara County (Silicon Valley) in California.
August 2008
DriversEd.com's drivers education course is approved in Utah through a partnership with A-1 Driving School.
July 2008
Parents' Corner is launched.
June 2008
DriversEd.com launches online Fleet Training course.
May 2008
DriversEd.com's drivers education course is approved in Nebraska through a partnership with Road Ready Driving School.
October 2007
DriversEd.com launches a national co-branded Delmar Cengage Learning drivers education course.
August 2007
DriversEd.com partners with Florida Virtual School to provide online drivers education in Florida.
May 2007
DriversEd.com's online Joshua's Law course is approved in Georgia.
April 2007
Online drivers education powered by DriversEd.com becomes available in Pennsylvania through a partnership with Henry & Joe's Driving School.
June 2006
Game Zone launches interactive driving games, offering fun prizes and an interactive way for students to learn about driving.
April 2006
Traffic School launches in Santa Clara County (Silicon Valley) in California.
"I am Not a Statistic" is launched.
January 2006
DriversEd.com launches MyCars, an auto buying resource created in partnership with Cars.com.
November 2005
Easy Driving School LLC's (License #: 4442) online drivers education program, DriversEd.com, is approved by the California DMV.
September 2005
DriversEd.com fulfills first purchase orders from Charter Schools.
DriversEd.com's drivers education course is approved in Texas.
August 2005
More than 500,000 students graduate from DriversEd.com!
DriversEd.com's drivers education course is approved in Virginia.
June 2005
DriversEd.com launches Fahrschuleonline, a site providing drivers education to German drivers.
May 2005
eScrip, a co-branded site that handles the donation of drivers education tuition to support schools throughout the nation, is launched.
April 2005
DriversEd.com's drivers education course is approved in Oklahoma.
February 2005
DriversEd.com's drivers education course is approved in Minnesota.
January 2005
DriversEd.com joins The Driving School Association of the Americas.
May 2004
DriversEd.com's drivers education course is approved in Colorado.
April 2004
WebTrafficSchool.com is approved in Texas.
March 2004
DriversEd.com becomes the official provider of online drivers education for the Clark County School District (CCSD) in Nevada.
August 2003
DriversEd.com launches AmericaDrives.com, a course designed for international drivers visiting the United States.
May 2003
DriversEd.com becomes a proud member of the Better Business Bureau.
October 2002
DriversEd.com's drivers education course is licensed in Nevada.
June 2002
DriversEd.com's drivers education course is launched in California.
May 2002
WebTrafficSchool.com is approved in Florida and in Nevada.
February 2001
WebTrafficSchool.com is approved in Virginia.
October 1998
WebTrafficSchool.com is approved to operate in Los Angeles County (one of the largest jurisdictions in the United States).
March 1998
WebTrafficSchool.com is launched.
April 1997
Interactive Solutions, Inc (DBA: WebTrafficSchool.com and DriversEd.com) is formed.
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