After a long day on the road, the last thing any driver wants is to be falsely accused of risky driving by a fleet manager who’s leaning on telematics backed by murky artificial intelligence.
Conversely, fleet managers, according to SmartWitness Vice President of Products Michael Bloom, don’t want to be saddled with a touchy telematics system that incorrectly flags their drivers and puts them in a dicey man versus machine moment that could lead to higher turnover.
It’s a problem that Bloom said led SmartWitness to develop a more refined AI system dubbed Artificial Intelligence Driving Events (AIDE) that can more clearly distinguish between a credible driving event that requires intervention and one that doesn’t.
Take, for instance, a cutthroat onramp in a bustling metro. Quick acceleration often needed to merge with traffic can come back to bite the driver.
According to SmartWitness, their Artificial Intelligence Driving Events (AIDE) software can discern between a pothole and a collision.SmartWitness
Drivers may also get dinged on harsh braking in heavy traffic where other drivers can get squirrely and suddenly pull in front of their truck during a hasty lane change. Roads through hills and mountains may also require additional braking that can lead to more unwarranted driver alerts and videos for fleet managers to review.
