Application
idrive’s IoT video telematics dash camera measures driver behaviour, records video, tracks vehicles, and uses artificial intelligence to correct drivers in real-time.
Problem
Providing professional transport fleet clients, who are continually on the move, with live in-cab feedback, GPS tracking data and video file uploading immediately on a global scale, requires reliable connectivity at a competitive rate.
Solution
Pod Group’s eSIM solution ensures seamless and secure global connectivity across different networks at competitive rates, while managing devices across the world with just one SKU.
Introduction
By 2035 it is estimated that there will be over 2 billion vehicles on the world’s roads, commercial vehicles making up a quarter of these drivers. Currently thousands of people are killed daily throughout the world by road accidents and many of these accidents involve some type of human error.
For companies that employ fleet drivers, there is a huge responsibility to ensure both the safety of their drivers and others on the road, as well as the reputation and safety of their business. At a time when businesses must strive to remain viable, unforeseen additional costs through damage, injury or harm to their business’ reputation are hard to bear.
To help alleviate some of this responsibility for transportation professionals, idrive has developed an Artificially Intelligent (AI) dash camera system that reduces accidents by well over 50% and provides in-cab coaching to prevent accidents in real-time.
Application
The idrive AI is a professional video event recorder that simultaneously captures two HD videos, one of the driver and one of the front of the vehicle, to give fleet managers a full picture of what is going on inside a vehicle. The idrive AI is an intelligent camera system that features machine learning and driver recognition capabilities to capture detailed data for driver behaviour coaching.
‘When a driver is being monitored they pay more attention to the rules of the road,’ says Sean O’Neil, CEO of idrive. ‘Our artificially intelligent system can also watch the driver for active distractions or drowsiness and alert them if those behaviours are detected. This is critical to preventing potential accidents from occurring.’
idrive uses advanced artificial intelligence to help in fleet monitoring. The idrive AI Cam helps companies identify and correct risky driving behaviour. Machine vision can detect distracted driving, drowsy driving, safe following distance, and driver recognition (facial recognition).
Using AI and in-cab alerts combined with Pod Group’s telematics data transmission allows idrive fleets to reduce risky driving events by as much as 70%. Sensors incorporated in the device can detect different driving patterns such as hard braking and acceleration, aggressive driving, swerving, speeding, and open doors. Any of these ‘trigger events’ will cause the device to save the video recording immediately before and afterwards, providing a clear picture of the moments surrounding an incident.
When combined with the cellular connectivity module, the video cameras provide real-time insights into the vehicle, so clients can monitor and observe their entire fleet securely from any desktop or mobile device immediately. All of the data collected is uploaded via Pod Group’s eSIMs and is critical to generating driver reports that are used to coach drivers and get them back out on the road in a safer manner.
Problem
When devices are installed in busy, continually moving vehicles, it is essential that they can constantly transmit GPS and telematics data to HQ, and that changes can be made without having to interrupt the workflow of the fleet. Added to this, idrive devices need to be deployed anywhere in the world, without losing connection or having to manually access devices.
With Pod Group’s eSIM solution, global connectivity is ensured by enabling seamless connection to both native (in-country) and roaming network profiles, with over 600 networks in 185 countries covered. The combination of Pod Group ’s Multi-IMSI applet on the eSIM bootstrap profile and multiple additional profiles on the SIM also adds resilience in the event of network issues or future rate changes on one of the profiles, as the SIM can still switch between multiple core networks.
These profiles can be swapped and updated OTA when the devices are already in the field. This helps to optimise costs when rolling out global deployments, as devices can be shipped and then configured once they reach their destination.
Not only that, the capacity to pick and choose different networks for different situations means that native (in-country) profiles can be used for lower latency and cost. Using just one SKU to customise their coverage plan ensures that idrive can use the most cost-effective network in any given area, essential when dealing with large and expensive packages of video data.
Facilitated by the unique connectivity solution and flat data rate provided by Pod Group, idrive is able to enhance its service and offer the reliable devices its customers require. ‘Working with Pod Group allows us to provide excellent global coverage for all of our fleet customers worldwide,’ explains Kelli Cosio of idrive Global. ‘We chose Pod Group as our provider because of the ease of use and competitive pricing.’
Solution
idrive’s hardware is perfectly complemented by Pod Group’s resilient eSIM technology, OTA provisioning and flat-rate roaming across borders. Together these technologies will grow and improve as the IoT expands.
As an additional service, idrive offers in-house data analysis for customers, relieving managers of the task and ensuring that their fleet data is being professionally monitored. idrive, in turn, knows that it can rely on Pod Group for 24/7 expert technical support from a team with 20 years of first-hand experience in the IoT sector.
‘We have received excellent service and support,’ declares Kelli. ‘Thank you Pod Group!’ idrive’s association with Pod Group means that the company can confidently supply a sophisticated service integrated via reliable, intelligent and continuous connectivity, and future proof its devices however much the company’s business expands.
