The seamless device emits a warning signal to kangaroo species when a vehicle approaches and could save countless kangaroos, regional Australian drivers, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. Connecting to an in-car app, RooBadge calibrates a vehicle’s GPS coordinates with specifically developed kangaroo species distribution data. The badge itself is a circular disc some 17cm in diameter that acts as a protective shield, replacing the current Volkswagen roundel/badge. This conveys a unique audio deterrent for the kangaroo species that inhabits the vehicle’s particular location across Australia. These are even more likely to have a fatal human outcome,” said director of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Ryan Davies.