Category: In-Vehicle Cameras

One of the world’s leading psychologists, Anders Ericsson, says that deliberate practice is the best way to master a skill. That can be difficult to apply to drivers, or really to most jobs. Deliberate practice involves setting goals outside an individual’s comfort zone, reviewing performance, and adjusting to fix mistakes. In other words, endless hours of driving experience may not make a driver better but a driver will improve if he or she is carefully monitored and is then given specific ways to improve.

For fleet managers looking to improve the performance of their drivers, the best thing may be to install dash cameras as part of a telematics system that can track performance and give impartial feedback to drivers. Dash cams have long been in almost every car in Russia, largely to overcome lax or even corrupt accident investigations. This has led to an incredible volume of accident footage on YouTube, but the cameras can do way more than just explain what happened in an accident. Dash cams can change fleet driver behavior in order to prevent accidents.

The key is reviewing driver performance and providing feedback, and this can be accomplished by pairing dash cams with a device that can track speed, acceleration, braking and other basic information. That allows the system to know when a driver shows poor behavior and then pair that information with dash cam video. For example, the system could be set up to flag every time a driver exceeds the speed limit. A good dash cam system could then send the driver (and his or her manager if necessary) a series of links to video of those over-speed incidents. Reviewing the incidents can help pinpoint why a driver sometimes speeds and that can allow the driver to improve his or her behavior. Many systems can also offer real-time driver corrections, such as an over-speed warning light or noise.

Many dash cams can also be integrated into a multi-camera system with a microphone. This can give fleet managers a very complete understanding of a driver’s situation. Fleet managers can see if a driver is using a cell phone or distracted by the radio. Multiple cameras can help show how quickly a driver recognizes a problem and then reacts. A rear view camera can show how a driver practices defensive driving to handle other aggressive drivers. This information can often be provided immediately back to fleet managers, viewed by drivers on a tablet, or collected and then distributed in a report for each trip or for a certain time period.

ZenduCAM will capture instant footage during an accident that you can use to either exonerate yourself from fault or to train your drivers on accident avoidance without ever having to remove the camera from the vehicle. Wireless connectivity capability via wifi or cellular network allows you to access data anytime, anywhere.

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If your business runs a fleet of vehicles, you have probably thought about outfitting those vehicles with fleet dash cameras. These systems have become smaller, easier to use, and more affordable to the point where dash cams are providing a great return on investment and should be considered standard equipment. Modern wireless communication has also drastically improved their utility.

Fleet Dash Cameras: Top 5 Reasons to Buy

• Get Your Story Straight in an Accident
  The most obvious reason to have a dash cam is to explain what happened in an accident. Traumatic memories are hard to keep straight, and besides that anyone in an accident wants to believe they were not at fault. Fleet dash cameras can be connected directly to a telematics system that contains defined rules for events that you want to capture. That means the camera and its software system can often automatically send you a link to footage of an accident right after it happens.

• Oversee Your Driver’s Behavior
  The reality is that no driver is perfect. Telematics can inform you when a driver shows poor behavior by speeding or braking suddenly, but that data alone is sometimes not enough to explain the driver’s decision. For example, a driver may speed up to go around an erratic driver or may brake suddenly to avoid a collision. The best way to find out what happened is to review footage from a dash cam. A dashcam also helps drivers improve by allowing fleet managers to review their sometimes not so good driving habits and correct them. Without feedback, drivers can get stuck in these habits, and this applies to any type of situation where someone is trying to improve a skill.

• Fight Fraudulent Claims
  There are criminals that target commercial vehicles for accident scams. The criminals assume that commercial vehicles are well insured, and they may slam on their brakes in front of a commercial vehicle or speed into a left turn to cause a collision and then claim severe injuries. These scams often include staged witnesses that can be hard to overcome. Dash cam video is the best way to fight back.

• Make Decisions With Same View as Driver
  A driver may occasionally need to make a tough decision with guidance from a fleet manager. Perhaps the weather is becoming nearly too bad to drive or a detour looks troubling. It can be hard for a driver to explain the situation to someone that is not there. With a live-streaming dash cam, a fleet manager and driver can look at the same thing and decide what needs to be done.

• It Gives You a Chance to Listen In
  Most dash cams also include a microphone that will allow a fleet manager to hear what their driver hears. This can help you realize a driver is spending too much time on the phone, or it may reveal that a driver was distracted before an accident by loud music or a conversation.

ZenduCAM Can Help!

ZenduCAM will capture instant footage during an accident that you can use to either exonerate yourself from fault or to train your drivers on accident avoidance without ever having to remove the camera from the vehicle. Wireless connectivity capability via wifi or cellular network allows you to access data anytime, anywhere.

Contact us for more information.

Protect Your Fleet With GPS Tracking and Camera Add-On

GPS fleet tracking technology is one of the 21st century’s most profound innovations improving productivity, reducing costs and lowering risks for business owners. When you add-on a Smartwitness dual camera system to your GoFleet GPS fleet tracking system, you are taking your fleet protection to another level. In addition to having all of the advantages of a GoFleet real-time tracking system, you will now have real-time video of the events that occur both inside and outside of the vehicle. The integration is seamless with the GoFleet GPS software. It includes an integrated GPS antenna, speaker, microphone and impact senor.

How Can A Smartwitness Camera Add-On Provide Additional Protection?

Dual Cameras:
With a real-time dual camera system, you will be able to record events outside and inside of the vehicle. In the event of a traffic accident, this will prove invaluable as you will have a high resolution video of what actually happened.

Accurate Tracking:
The dual cameras are not only recording driving events as they occur, you are actually able to pinpoint the exact time and location of the event.

Emergency Recording:
When an emergency event occurs, such as impact, sudden stop or start, over speed or parking, the G-force automatically records the event. This way you do not have to worry about the emergency event not being recorded. You will be able to view the emergency recording at a later time.

PC Playback:
Simply use the PC View to manage and view the recorded videos. This easy-to-use computer program allows you to backup, e-mail and print videos that were recorded.

Additional Vehicle Protection:
The dual camera add-on also has motion recording capabilities to assist you with vehicle protection. Also, there is no need to worry about night vision because Smartwitness has got you covered.

The dual camera add-on is just one of the reasons that GoFleet is an industry leader. They go above and beyond to provide additional fleet protection for business owners.

More information: Live Streaming Incident Camera Add-On.