Sensata Technologies | SmartWitness Launches Industry’s First Modular Road-Facing/Driver-Facing Dashcam for Fleets
May 03 2022 - 6:56AM
Business Wire
- The new KP2 dashcam enables commercial fleets to easily upgrade
from road-facing to combined road-facing/driver-facing dashcams
with a 1” x 1” plug-in – no replacement or rewiring required.
- Unique design also allows repair or replacement with no wiring
changes, further reducing labor costs and downtime.
- ADAS (Automatic Driver Assistance System) collision avoidance
alerting and DSM (driver state monitoring) in-cab behavior features
increase safety.
- AI event analysis reduces fleet manager workload by
significantly reducing erroneous reports of poor driving
behavior.
Sensata Technologies (NYSE: ST) today announced that recently
acquired SmartWitness is bringing industry-first modular
flexibility to video telematics with its new KP2 dashcam. The KP2
is a compact road-facing camera with a snap-on driver-facing camera
option that enables commercial fleets to add driver-facing video at
any time with no wiring changes, no added installation cost, and no
downtime.
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Start with the road-facing KP2 dashcam
and add the 1” x 1” driver-facing camera at any time with a snap,
eliminating the need to replace the original unit. (Photo: Business
Wire)
Available immediately through telematics service providers, the
KP2 includes a choice of real-time ADAS (Automatic Driver
Assistance System) and DSM (driver state monitoring) features for
accident prevention, plus cloud-based AI event analysis software
that eliminates hours of time that is often wasted in reviewing
false alerts of risky driving behavior.
Driver-facing now, later, or never: The KP2’s modular
design provides an easy upgrade path for fleets that want
front-view video documentation in the event of an accident but are
not yet ready to record driver behavior inside the cab. The camera
can be purchased as a road-facing solution with or without
driver-facing functionality. Later if needed, the 1” x 1” snap-on
driver-facing module can be added in seconds, eliminating the time
and expense of adding a separate camera or replacing the entire
system.
Fast, easy installation, repair and replacement: The KP2
can be installed in as little as 15 minutes by either a fleet
technician or a professional installer, saving hours of deployment
and associated costs. The base unit attaches to a
windshield-mounted bracket, uses a mobile app and auto-calibration
for setup and configuration, and connects to the vehicle’s OBDII
port. (A version with a J-1939 connection for heavy-duty trucks
will be released later this year.) The driver-facing module can be
added with plug-and-play ease. If repair or replacement is
required, the entire device detaches from the bracket with no need
to remove wiring from the initial installation or rewire the new or
repaired unit.
Safety features with natural voice notifications: The KP2
offers a choice of real-time ADAS collision avoidance and DSM
in-cab behavior detection features to help avert accidents. ADAS
options include real-time tailgating, forward collision, solid lane
departure and pedestrian presence alerts, while DSM capabilities
available with the driver-facing camera include fatigue,
distraction and phone use. Real-time alert notifications are
delivered in a choice of natural voices, audio beeps or chimes.
AI event analysis to reduce false alerts: Every KP2
deployment includes SmartWitness’ cloud-based Artificial
Intelligence Driving Events (AIDE) software, which significantly
reduces erroneous reports of poor driving behavior by applying
telematics data and a wide range of contextual factors to refine
the results. Decreasing false positives limits the number of events
requiring manual review by fleet managers and also reduces conflict
with drivers unfairly flagged for safety violations.
“Until now, fleets deploying video telematics have had to choose
between road-facing and road-and-driver-facing cameras. There was
no way to add driver-facing functionality to a road-facing unit,”
said Michael Bloom, Vice President of Product and Marketing at
Sensata Technologies | SmartWitness. “Our new KP2 is the first
camera that gives fleets the flexibility to implement the
technology in stages, ensuring they will not lose their initial
investment if they decide to add the extra protection of
driver-facing video at a later date.”
The SmartWitness KP2 is a 4G/LTE camera that records HD video at
up to 30 FPS per channel with a 140-degree forward-facing and
130-degree driver-facing field of vision, contains a 64GB SD card
upgradable to 128 GB storage, and measures just 126mm x 82mm x 64mm
including the driver-facing camera.
To learn more about the KP2, visit
www.smartwitness.com/products/kp2.
About Sensata Technologies Sensata Technologies is a
global industrial technology company striving to create a cleaner,
more efficient, electrified, and connected world. Through its broad
portfolio of sensors, electrical protection components, and
sensor-rich solutions which create valuable business insights,
Sensata helps its customers address increasingly complex
engineering and operating performance requirements. With more than
21,000 employees and global operations in 13 countries, Sensata
serves customers in the automotive, heavy vehicle & off-road,
industrial, and aerospace markets. Learn more at www.sensata.com
and follow Sensata on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.
About SmartWitness SmartWitness is a leading global
provider of video telematics solutions with roots dating back to
2007. Ranked as one of the top five providers by industry analysts,
the company sells exclusively through integrators and channel
partners utilizing its best-in-class platform, SmartAPI. With over
250,000 devices deployed and logging 50 million miles per day,
SmartWitness provides video telematics hardware, software, and
services that help partners develop fleet management solutions that
optimize operations, improve driving behavior, and mitigate risk.
For more information, visit https://www.smartwitness.com.
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