EROAD unveils AI dashcam, advocates for safer roads at Fleet Day
EROAD unveils AI dashcam, advocates for safer roads at Fleet Day
AUCKLAND, 8 August 2024 – EROAD announces launch of its new AI dashcam during annual Fleet Day conference. The conference, now in its 9th year, saw over 1,200 fleet industry professionals gather at Mystery Creek in Hamilton on 7 August. The event featured notable speakers, including former Prime Minister Rt Hon Sir John Key, a stunning display of over 100 vehicle models, a simulated car crash from a crane, and panel sessions on fleet safety and sustainability.
Over 1,000 business leaders, decision makers and industry experts, representing an estimated 100,000 fleet vehicles
Fleet Day, held at Mystery Creek in Hamilton on 7 August attracted over 1,200 business decision makers, vendors and industry experts for a day of speaker sessions, browsing vehicles, networking and an incredible vehicle crane drop to simulate the forces at play in an 80kph crash vs 120kph.
Amongst a 15+ speaker lineup, keynotes included the former Prime Minister, Rt Hon Sir John Key, kiwi racing legend Greg Murphy and PwC’s Andrew Jamieson.
Organised by EROAD and sponsored by Waikato Regional Council, Fleet Day is about bringing the industry together to discuss trends and opportunities, and drive meaningful change that will positively influence fleet safety, efficiency and sustainability.
David Kenneson, Co-CEO of EROAD says “Fleet Day has grown from a small regional event, to one of the leading fleet management events in the country. Providing a platform for industry to build valuable relationships, share best practices, and collectively contribute to advancing industry‘s goals of safety, efficiency, and sustainability”
Driving remains the number one cause of workplace fatalities in New Zealand1. And for heavy fleet operators, the focus was undoubtedly geared towards how the industry can shift the dial on safety.
A group panel session, which featured experts from NZ police, Fonterra, NZI, EROAD and professional racing driver Greg Murphy, discussed the recent speed limit rollbacks and the potential impacts, as well as the role of technology in keeping drivers safe.
Elsewhere, the big ideas for light fleets centred around the evolving state of the EV market, and how businesses can successfully reduce vehicle emissions.
Fleet Day is New Zealand’s fastest growing fleet management event. This year, the more than 1,200 fleet professionals in attendance were estimated to be responsible for around 100,000 vehicles on New Zealand roads.
Kenneson adds, “At EROAD, we’re committed to helping businesses run safer, greener, more productive fleets. The decisions made by the 1,200 people in attendance at Fleet Day have the potential to significantly influence the future of our roads, our communities and our economy. Coming together enables us to learn from one another, and leverage that collective experience so we can get there faster.”
EROAD takes driver safety to the next level with its AI-powered dashcam
EROAD further demonstrated its commitment to driver safety, by announcing the launch of its new AI dashcam – EROAD Clarity Edge.
With its advanced driver behaviour monitoring capabilities, Clarity Edge aims to help fleets strike the right balance between productivity and driver safety.
Mark Heine, Co-CEO of EROAD remarks, “The potential for AI to significantly shape our industry is huge. What’s impressive about Clarity Edge is its ability to deliver instantaneous feedback and raise driver awareness in the moment. It has the power to save lives.”
In its on-road customer testing, EROAD says that 99% of the events detected by Clarity Edge would never have been detected by traditional telematics.
Heine explains that AI is the logical next step for safety-conscious fleets, “What we’re seeing now is fleets striving for that next exponential lift in driver safety,” and that, he adds, is where AI comes in. “AI has the ability to detect a far wider range of behaviours such as tailgating, fatigue or mobile use. These are known to be contributing factors to accidents, as well as inefficient driving practices.”
“Fleet operators don’t have time to watch thousands of hours of on-road footage, to spot violations. By leveraging advances in AI, we’re able to do that for them. It’s a game-changer for fleet safety and productivity” says Heine.
AI can monitor the driver and the road, alerting the driver and fleet manager to potential dangers in real-time
Clarity Edge is an advanced dashcam solution, with integrated road, driver and fatigue AI packages. By monitoring for risky behaviours and alerting drivers in real-time, Clarity Edge can help to prevent accidents or reduce their severity.
The combination of the three AI packages, together with EROAD’s existing driver behaviour and fleet management technology will enable fleet operators to identify and manage a wide range of driver behaviour, including speeding, near misses, mobile use, fatigue and distraction.
Clarity Edge is purpose-built to meet fleet needs today, and in the future
EROAD’s Senior Product Manager, Soumya Puri, who presented Clarity Edge to Fleet Day attendees, explains why Clarity Edge is a fit-for-purpose solution, having been built from the ground up as an AI camera, with state-of-the-art edge-compute processing.
“As AI models become more complex, they require more processing power from the device itself”, explains Puri, “some of the AI-ready cameras in the market today have pretty much maxed out their processing power, limiting future development.”
Puri emphasised EROAD’s forward-looking approach. “Clarity Edge is at the forefront of AI camera technology, with superior processing power. We’re already looking beyond the camera’s current capabilities, towards future integrations and enhancements such as additional peripheral cameras.”
Puri states that EROAD was deliberate in its approach to this latest innovation, “AI is rapidly advancing, and EROAD is evolving its platforms and hardware, so that customers can leverage those advances sooner rather than later, and in an intuitive way.”
About EROAD
EROAD provides fleet management solutions to help businesses make real-time decisions from real-time data, so they can run safer, greener, more productive businesses.
EROAD software integrates vehicle data captured from its hardware, IoT devices, sensors, and cameras into a single interface. Providing accurate, reliable data served up via simple, intuitive apps. By enabling data-driven fleet management practices, EROAD helps businesses across New Zealand, Australia and North America to improve safety, ensure compliance, reduce costs, and lessen impact on the environment.
