Detroit announced the launch of its newest safety feature: the Detroit Connect Video Capture (DCVC) service. It's available as a subscription-based option in the Detroit Connect Portal.

The digital service provides an additional layer of safety for users by recording safety events, such as active braking, roll stability events, and other various events, allowing for increased visibility into fleet operations, according to a press release on the Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) website.

“We pride ourselves on making safety our top priority, and with this latest innovation to Detroit Connect, customers will have access to comprehensive visual data that will allow truck owners to coach drivers through dangerous situations, increasing safe driving behaviors long-term,” DTNA product marketing manager Len Copeland said. “This technology is an integral part of providing safety for fleets and we’re proud to offer this optional service, giving our customers the confidence to make informed decisions."

Another Safety Option in Detroit Connect's Toolkit

Detroit Connect now offers three safety services as a supplement to the Detroit Assurance safety system:

• Safety Event Viewer, standard service for vehicles.

• Safety Analytics, an optional feature providing more in-depth data insights. 

• DCVC, which provides actual video footage of events when they occur on the road or at a jobsite.

Reducing Driver Incidents and Downtime

The new safety-reporting feature allows customers to focus more time on optimizing vehicle performance and reducing driver incidents and downtime. The technology has a forward-facing video capture solution using Detroit Assurance MPC2 camera. When safety-related events occur, videos with recordings of the events can be located in the etroit Connect portal. A map showing the location where the event occurred will also show up.

Here are some other features of the technology:

• A video recording surrounding a 30-second safety event.

• Critical truck information, such as speed and braking profile, is shown alongside video.

• Summary of events displayed on dashboard.

• Event trends and diagnostics.

• Filtered functionality of video recordings.

• Fleet summary view.

• Video commenting and tagging capabilities by fleet.

DCVC is available to customers for order when new trucks are spec’d. Subscriptions are offered in one, three or five year terms.