Category: Accessories

MirrorEye® Program on New Freightliner Fifth Generation Cascadia

MirrorEye® Program on New Freightliner Fifth Generation Cascadia

| October 28, 2024

Independent camera wing design with a high mounting position provides an extended field of vision, displaying front and side views via three high-resolution in-cab display Stoneridge, Inc. announced the availability of its next MirrorEye® Camera Monitor System program on Daimler Truck North America’s (DTNA) new fifth generation Freightliner Cascadia, which begins series production in mid-2025. The MirrorCam System, […]

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Samsara’s AI-Powered Drowsiness Detection Now Generally Available to Customers Globally

Samsara’s AI-Powered Drowsiness Detection Now Generally Available to Customers Globally

| October 24, 2024

Drowsiness Detection accurately detects and alerts against leading cause of severe road accidents to keep drivers safe Samsara Inc.  Connected Operations® Cloud, launched its Drowsiness Detection feature into general availability for customers globally. Drowsiness Detection uses Samsara’s comprehensive AI models—trained on its large-scale dataset—to proactively detect when signs of drowsiness occur. Then, it triggers real-time in-cab […]

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DB Schenker Pilots Stoneridge’s MirrorEye® Camera Monitor System on North American Fleet

DB Schenker Pilots Stoneridge’s MirrorEye® Camera Monitor System on North American Fleet

| October 22, 2024

MirrorEye replaces traditional mirrors with integrated cameras and monitors, enabling greater safety by reducing blind spots Stoneridge, Inc. announced that DB Schenker, a global leader in supply chain management and logistics, is piloting its MirrorEye® Camera Monitor System (CMS) on its North American fleet. The initial pilot program is underway and includes 75 trucks. Assuming a successful pilot […]

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DOE Grant Supports Bridgestone Innovation for Non-fossil-based Synthetic Rubber

DOE Grant Supports Bridgestone Innovation for Non-fossil-based Synthetic Rubber

| October 22, 2024

The company plans to utilize the butadiene produced to further study and confirm the potential use as a feedstock for raw materials in Bridgestone tires Bridgestone Americas announced it received a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office. Bridgestone will design, build and operate a pilot plant that will […]

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Commercial Freight Insights from Five Key U.S. Bridges

Commercial Freight Insights from Five Key U.S. Bridges

| October 17, 2024

The world’s largest telematics company, Geotab, today released an analysis on commercial freight data on five key U.S. bridges, showcasing the impact closures can have on the surrounding region  Geotab ITS,  A two-week closure in June of the highly-traveled Memphis-Arkansas bridge connecting the states of Arkansas and Tennessee resulted in an 1750% increase in harsh driving events […]

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Platform Science Partners With Phillips Connect to Deliver Actionable Trailer Insights Directly Into the Cab

Platform Science Partners With Phillips Connect to Deliver Actionable Trailer Insights Directly Into the Cab

| October 9, 2024

This solution delivers advanced trailer insights, sending important alerts directly to drivers in near real-time, empowering them to take immediate action Platform Science, the creator of the leading edge application platform for transportation, Virtual Vehicle, announced a partnership with Phillips Connect, a renowned technology company specializing in IoT devices and fleet solutions. The partnership brings Phillips […]

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