English Academies
Questions 2Top 5 of 88 brandsScore
Subcategory
Driving Schools
This index adds up the scores of 3 questions. 41 brands are ranked.
18 regional questions are not added to this index. By region
- Edition
- Nov 12, 2026
- Methodology
- v5.0
- Panel
- 6 AI surfaces
AI Visibility Ranking
Brands across every question in this category, ordered by GenRank score.
#BrandScore
- 1Aceable169.0
- 2iDriveSafely153.5
- 3DriversEd.com118.1
- 4IMPROVLearning74.3
- 5Coastline Academy66.1
- 6National Safety Council (NSC)65.7
- 7DriveSafe Online55.4
- 8911 Driving School51.2
- 9Safe2Drive47.9
- 10Top Driver42.4
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- 11American Safety Council38.4
- 12AAA Driving School36.0
- 13AAA Approved Driving School Network32.3
- 14AAA24.3
- 15FirstTimeDriver.com23.9
- 16AARP Smart Driver21.5
- 17AAA Driver's Education17.5
- 18AAA Driving Schools16.0
- 19Virtual Drive of Texas15.7
- 20EZ Drive Ohio15.2
- 21Improv Traffic School11.5
- 22160 Driving Academy11.0
- 23Young Drivers10.6
- 24Kruzee10.0
- 25AARP10.0
- 26MJ Driving School9.6
- 27The Next Street9.4
- 28DriveSafe Driving Schools9.0
- 29SWERVE Driving School8.7
- 30Roadmaster Drivers School8.5
- 31Young Drivers of Canada8.0
- 32DriveWise7.8
- 33AA Driving School7.7
- 34BSM (British School of Motoring)7.6
- 35RED Driving School7.5
- 36American Driving Academy7.4
- 37Kia7.3
- 38National Traffic Safety Institute (NTSI)5.0
- 392020 CDL Training4.5
- 40CDL Schools USA Index4.3
- 41DefensiveDriving.com4.1
- 1Aceable169.0
- 2iDriveSafely153.5
- 3DriversEd.com118.1
- 4IMPROVLearning74.3
- 5Coastline Academy66.1
- 6National Safety Council (NSC)65.7
- 7DriveSafe Online55.4
- 8911 Driving School51.2
- 9Safe2Drive47.9
- 10Top Driver42.4
- 11American Safety Council38.4
- 12AAA Driving School36.0
- 13AAA Approved Driving School Network32.3
- 14AAA24.3
- 15FirstTimeDriver.com23.9
- 16AARP Smart Driver21.5
- 17AAA Driver's Education17.5
- 18AAA Driving Schools16.0
- 19Virtual Drive of Texas15.7
- 20EZ Drive Ohio15.2
- 21Improv Traffic School11.5
- 22160 Driving Academy11.0
- 23Young Drivers10.6
- 24Kruzee10.0
- 25AARP10.0
- 26MJ Driving School9.6
- 27The Next Street9.4
- 28DriveSafe Driving Schools9.0
- 29SWERVE Driving School8.7
- 30Roadmaster Drivers School8.5
- 31Young Drivers of Canada8.0
- 32DriveWise7.8
- 33AA Driving School7.7
- 34BSM (British School of Motoring)7.6
- 35RED Driving School7.5
- 36American Driving Academy7.4
- 37Kia7.3
- 38National Traffic Safety Institute (NTSI)5.0
- 392020 CDL Training4.5
- 40CDL Schools USA Index4.3
- 41DefensiveDriving.com4.1
The GenRank score sums each brand’s question-level visibility inside this category. Higher means AI names the brand more often and earlier. It is not bounded, so compare brands within one category, not across categories. Methodology
The questions behind this index
3Each question with its top three brands by GenRank score and how many brands its answers named.
Rank trend
Rank trends are drawn once two weekly editions under the same methodology exist. Only the first edition is in so far.
Named by surface
Each cell: of the surface's 3 answers, how many named the brand. Darker means named more often.
- Window
- Oct 18, 2026 ~ Nov 8, 2026
| Brand |  Google AI Overviews |  ChatGPT |  Claude |  Gemini | Google AI Mode |  Microsoft Copilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aceable | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2iDriveSafely | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3DriversEd.com | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4IMPROVLearning | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5Coastline Academy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6National Safety Council (NSC) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7DriveSafe Online | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8911 Driving School | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9Safe2Drive | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10Top Driver | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11American Safety Council | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12AAA Driving School | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13AAA Approved Driving School Network | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14AAA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15FirstTimeDriver.com | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Named alongside
Brands named in the same answers in the last four weeks. Circle size: answers naming the brand. Line width: answers naming both.
- Answers naming the brand
- 1
- 2
- 13
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 10
- Answers naming the brand
- 1
- 2
- 13
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 10
| Brand | Answers naming the brand | Named alongside |
|---|---|---|
| Aceable | 13 | iDriveSafely (10), DriversEd.com (8), IMPROVLearning (5) |
| iDriveSafely | 13 | Aceable (10), IMPROVLearning (7), National Safety Council (NSC) (6) |
| DriversEd.com | 10 | Aceable (8), iDriveSafely (6), Safe2Drive (5) |
| IMPROVLearning | 7 | iDriveSafely (7), Aceable (5), National Safety Council (NSC) (5) |
| Coastline Academy | 5 | Aceable (4), 911 Driving School (3), DriversEd.com (3) |
| National Safety Council (NSC) | 6 | iDriveSafely (6), IMPROVLearning (5), DriveSafe Online (4) |
| DriveSafe Online | 4 | iDriveSafely (4), IMPROVLearning (4), National Safety Council (NSC) (4) |
| 911 Driving School | 4 | Coastline Academy (3), DriversEd.com (3), AAA Driving School (2) |
| Safe2Drive | 5 | Aceable (5), DriversEd.com (5), iDriveSafely (4) |
| Top Driver | 3 | iDriveSafely (2), Coastline Academy (2), Aceable (2) |
| American Safety Council | 4 | iDriveSafely (4), IMPROVLearning (4), DriveSafe Online (3) |
| AAA Driving School | 2 | 911 Driving School (2), DriversEd.com (2), Top Driver (1) |
| AAA Approved Driving School Network | 2 | Coastline Academy (2), 911 Driving School (2), SWERVE Driving School (1) |
| AAA | 2 | iDriveSafely (2), Aceable (2), AARP Smart Driver (1) |
| FirstTimeDriver.com | 2 | iDriveSafely (2), DriversEd.com (2), AAA Driver's Education (1) |
| AARP Smart Driver | 2 | iDriveSafely (2), Aceable (2), National Safety Council (NSC) (2) |
| AAA Driver's Education | 1 | Top Driver (1), iDriveSafely (1), Virtual Drive of Texas (1) |
| AAA Driving Schools | 1 | SWERVE Driving School (1), The Next Street (1), Coastline Academy (1) |
| Virtual Drive of Texas | 1 | AAA Driver's Education (1), Top Driver (1), iDriveSafely (1) |
| EZ Drive Ohio | 1 | AAA Driver's Education (1), Top Driver (1), iDriveSafely (1) |
| Improv Traffic School | 1 | MJ Driving School (1), iDriveSafely (1), Aceable (1) |
| 160 Driving Academy | 1 | Roadmaster Drivers School (1), Top Driver (1), iDriveSafely (1) |
| Young Drivers | 1 | MJ Driving School (1), iDriveSafely (1), Aceable (1) |
| Kruzee | 1 | MJ Driving School (1), iDriveSafely (1), Aceable (1) |
| AARP | 1 | iDriveSafely (1), DriveSafe Online (1), IMPROVLearning (1) |
| MJ Driving School | 1 | iDriveSafely (1), Aceable (1), Kruzee (1) |
| The Next Street | 1 | SWERVE Driving School (1), AAA Driving Schools (1), Coastline Academy (1) |
| DriveSafe Driving Schools | 1 | SWERVE Driving School (1), AAA Driving Schools (1), The Next Street (1) |
| SWERVE Driving School | 1 | AAA Driving Schools (1), The Next Street (1), Coastline Academy (1) |
| Roadmaster Drivers School | 1 | Top Driver (1), iDriveSafely (1), 160 Driving Academy (1) |
Most cited sources
Sites cited by the answers to this category's questions and its subcategories'. Counts are citing answers. All of this week's questions. Earlier ranks appear once two weekly runs of the same methodology exist.
| Rank | Source | Citing answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cartalk.com | 10 |
| 2 | idrivesafely.com | 6 |
| 3 | nsc.org | 5 |
| 4 | aceable.com | 4 |
| 5 | driversed.com | 3 |
| 6 | drivesafeonline.org | 3 |
| 7 | myimprov.com | 3 |
| 8 | trustpilot.com | 3 |
| 9 | ace.aaa.com | 2 |
| 10 | driverslesson.com | 2 |
Sources and brands
Which cited sources appear in the answers that name each brand, counted in answers.
| Cited sources | Brand | Answers naming the brand |
|---|---|---|
| cartalk.com | Aceable | 9 |
| cartalk.com | iDriveSafely | 8 |
| cartalk.com | DriversEd.com | 7 |
| idrivesafely.com | iDriveSafely | 6 |
| nsc.org | National Safety Council (NSC) | 5 |
| nsc.org | iDriveSafely | 5 |
| cartalk.com | IMPROVLearning | 5 |
| nsc.org | IMPROVLearning | 4 |
| aceable.com | iDriveSafely | 4 |
| aceable.com | Aceable | 4 |
| idrivesafely.com | National Safety Council (NSC) | 4 |
| drivesafeonline.org | DriveSafe Online | 3 |
| drivesafeonline.org | IMPROVLearning | 3 |
| drivesafeonline.org | National Safety Council (NSC) | 3 |
| cartalk.com | DriveSafe Online | 3 |
| idrivesafely.com | IMPROVLearning | 3 |
| idrivesafely.com | Aceable | 3 |
| myimprov.com | iDriveSafely | 3 |
| nsc.org | Aceable | 3 |
| myimprov.com | IMPROVLearning | 3 |
| myimprov.com | National Safety Council (NSC) | 3 |
| nsc.org | DriveSafe Online | 3 |
| cartalk.com | National Safety Council (NSC) | 3 |
| aceable.com | DriversEd.com | 3 |
| drivesafeonline.org | iDriveSafely | 3 |
| idrivesafely.com | DriversEd.com | 2 |
| aceable.com | National Safety Council (NSC) | 2 |
| cartalk.com | Coastline Academy | 2 |
| defensivedriving.org | iDriveSafely | 2 |
| defensivedriving.org | DriveSafe Online | 2 |
| defensivedriving.org | IMPROVLearning | 2 |
| defensivedriving.org | Aceable | 2 |
| defensivedriving.org | National Safety Council (NSC) | 2 |
| drivesafeonline.org | Aceable | 2 |
| idrivesafely.com | DriveSafe Online | 2 |
| myimprov.com | DriveSafe Online | 2 |
| myimprov.com | Aceable | 2 |
| safedriver.com | iDriveSafely | 2 |
| safedriver.com | DriveSafe Online | 2 |
| safedriver.com | IMPROVLearning | 2 |
| safedriver.com | Aceable | 2 |
| safedriver.com | National Safety Council (NSC) | 2 |
| aceable.com | DriveSafe Online | 1 |
| nsc.org | DriversEd.com | 1 |
| safedriver.com | DriversEd.com | 1 |
| myimprov.com | DriversEd.com | 1 |
| defensivedriving.org | DriversEd.com | 1 |
| cartalk.com | 911 Driving School | 1 |
| aceable.com | Coastline Academy | 1 |
| aceable.com | IMPROVLearning | 1 |
Citations by source type
How many citations in this edition point at each kind of source.
By region
This category is measured separately in 18 cities in the United States and Canada. Regional results are shown per city and are not added to the national ranking above.
United States and Canada
New York City
- Leading business by region
- A different business leads in every region18 cities
Arizona
- Phoenix, AZCantor’s Driving School
California
- Los Angeles, CACoastline Academy
- San Diego, CACoastline Academy Driving School - San Diego
Florida
- Miami, FLJMP Driving & Traffic School
Georgia
- Atlanta, GAALFA Driving School
Illinois
- Chicago, ILNova Driving School
Massachusetts
- Boston, MAParallel-Parking Auto Academy
Nevada
- Las Vegas, NVNorthwest Driving School
New York
- New York CityConfident Driver Driving School
- BrooklynCedeno Driving School
Texas
- Austin, TXTravis Driving School
- Dallas, TXDallas Driving School
- Houston, TXMonroy Driving School
Washington
- Seattle, WADiscount Driving School
Alberta
- Calgary, ABA Proactive Driving School
British Columbia
- Vancouver, BCVancouver Driving School
Ontario
- Toronto, ONGlobe Driving Academy
Quebec
- Montreal, QCSafa Driving School
The name beside a city is the business AI named most there.
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