Tragic Distracted Driving Accidents Like This Are Preventable With AI
Few bad driving habits have repercussions as tragic as distracted driving.
While it may seem like a problem reserved for teen drivers, headlines that involved commercial trucks have become all too common:
Obviously, the danger is heightened when the distracted driver is behind the wheel of a large, heavy truck barreling down the highway.
What’s Being Done?
Specialized AI technology is being deployed by some of the largest fleets to combat the distracted driving epidemic; Amazon itself recently invested $200 million into this important endeavor. While it’s a step towards making roads safer for all, it also serves the fleet’s interests, as they have less litigation and insurance issues to deal with by addressing the problem ahead of time.
What Exactly Is The Role of AI In All This?
Biometrics and machine learning software are combined with dash cam hardware to recognize and alert drivers when their attention diverts from the road. Events can also be recorded, logged, and presented for legal and insurance purposes down the line.
At the end of the day, it’s up to fleets to implement these solutions, and drivers to approach it with open minds–especially when there are now products that can monitor drivers while maintaining privacy.
With the help of artificial intelligence, this avoidable problem with dire consequences can be addressed and headlines like the aforementioned can be few and far between.
