Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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46 commercial carrier journal | october 2016 technology NetraDyne creates video-based driver safety system with AI N etraDyne announced a new video safety system the com- pany said was built from the ground up to focus on safety from the driver's perspective. The driver-i (pronounced "driver eye") platform uses a four-camera system designed to enable a 360-degree field of view. The cameras feed live video through a graphics processing unit that makes one trillion calculations per second. These calculations use artificial intelligence, deep learning and a "neu- romorphic approach" designed to mimic how the human brain processes information while driving. The driver-i platform monitors both moving and station- ary objects around the vehicle. Motorists, pedestrians, signage, traffic lights, weather, road conditions and aggressive driving behaviors can be identified by the platform to assess risk, ac- cording to NetraDyne. For critical safety events, driver-i sends video to fleet man- agement within minutes and does not just score drivers for negative behaviors such as swerving, speeding or hard braking; it also gives drivers credit for safe behaviors throughout the course of the workday. Besides the mobile video analytics device, the driver-i plat- form includes a cloud-based fleet safety management center designed to give fleet managers trend analysis and business intelligence tools with triggers for organization-wide workflow. "The driver-i platform protects commercial vehicle drivers, which are a fleet's most valuable asset," said Avneesh Agrawal, NetraDyne's co-founder and chief executive officer. "Our solution fosters collaboration, recognition and retention, all of which have a positive influence on a fleet's bottom line." – Aaron Huff NetraDyne's driver-i video safety platform uses a four-camera system designed to enable a 360-degree field of view and focus on safety from the driver's view. I.D. Systems rolls out FleetView next-generation software I .D. Systems' Asset Intelligence subsidiary, a provider of enterprise asset management technology and solutions, announced the release of its next-generation FleetView transportation fleet management interface for fleets of dry van trailers, intermodal containers, chassis and flatbed trailers. The fully hosted cloud-based solution requires no additional hardware or software to deploy and can be used with any web browser. Providing online user access to the VeriWise fleet management platform, FleetView is designed to give users better visibility of their assets while streamlining system functionality, resulting in an improved and enriched user experience. With a modernized and simplified design, the FleetView user interface is set up to be intuitive and easy to learn, placing emphasis on visual navigation to make routine fleet management tasks and activities more efficient and provide quicker access to critical information. FleetView provides customizable real-time fleet status and advanced drill-down reporting capabilities, delivering information such as when assets are moving, when they are loaded or unloaded, when assets enter or exit geofenced landmarks, when they are dormant and for how long. FleetView is designed to provide fleet managers, dispatch- ers, safety managers and maintenance personnel with up-to-the-minute information on the status of their fleets and help operations teams coordinate activities as they are taking place. The core Visibility module within the FleetView inter- face is designed to provide a map-based visualization of information, allowing users to quickly see and assess the data they need. The module acts as a central information hub through which most decisions and actions can be per- formed, helping to simplify the user experience. Within the module, users can run reports with geographic and status filters combined with map and tabular controls to provide prioritized information on asset activity, history and land- marks displayed for the current map view. "With the release of our new FleetView software, our cus- tomers now have access to the industry's most advanced and innovative fleet management platform," said Ken Ehrman, chief executive officer of I.D. Systems. "FleetView is an essential tool for transportation companies needing to improve operational efficiency, reduce cycle time, increase asset utilization and improve profitability. The customer's experience was at the forefront of our development of FleetView, and we believe we have succeeded in delivering a solution that customers will love to use and is vital to their everyday operations." – Aaron Huff