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Feature 38 July 2016 BestDriverJOBS www.bestdriverjobs.com R oad-facing and driver-facing camera systems such as those of the SmartDrive and DriveCam companies have en- joyed big tailwinds in recent years because of their powerful event capture and review capabilities. With such strong momentum and ex- panding uses for cameras, the technol- ogy could well follow the same path as that of electronic logging devices: widespread early adoption by large fl eets and an eventual federal mandate industrywide. Dual camera systems "will at some point be required," says Don Oster- berg, formerly a senior vice president of safety with Schneider National and now a member of SmartDrive's By Todd Dills Camera systems taking a lead in data harvest Tomorrow: • Cameras' machine learning technology will advance to detect driver fatigue, delivering warnings in-cab and remotely. • Video systems will be a factory-installed option in trucks and could ultimately be mandated for use. • Integration of video with other data will enable performance pay to be tailored more precisely to individual drivers.