SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Samsara, the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, today announced Camera Connector, a new product that connects side, rear, and interior vehicle camera feeds to Samsara's Connected Operations Cloud. By bringing cloud connectivity to third-party cameras for the first time, Camera Connector allows organizations to leverage existing vehicle camera investments to reduce safety incidents, protect against not-at-fault claims, and enhance the driver experience.
Companies across the commercial transportation industry, from long-haul trucking to field services to passenger transit, are at risk for high-cost incidents on the road, such as sideswiping and back-up collisions. In fact, the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety claims that 242,000 sideswipe crashes occur every year. While some fleets may have camera systems with in-cab monitors to help drivers eliminate blind spots, these systems commonly use on-premise, local memory-based storage without cloud connectivity or don't record footage at all. This means fleets miss out on powerful video evidence to exonerate drivers in the moment and provide valuable video-based coaching after the fact.
Samsara's Camera Connector addresses these challenges by bringing side, rear, and interior camera feeds into a single view within the Connected Operations Cloud. When combined with Samsara's AI Dash Cams, customers gain 360 visibility of safety incidents in a single dashboard. This increased...
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