If you own a fleet of any size, then you already know how expensive each accident can be for the business as a whole. Thanks to remarkable technological advances made in recent years, it is quite possible for commercial fleet owners to bring down those expenses and make the roads safer for everyone while doing so.
In fact, you won’t even need to replace your present fleet with the latest semi-autonomous cars to get those safety features. There is an impressive collection of aftermarket fleet safety solutions available today which can be retrofitted onto older models with relative ease. Let’s look through the best of those aftermarket fleet safety options next.
Forward Collision Warning Systems
A forward collision warning system, also known as forward collision avoidance system, is an aftermarket autonomous car safety solution. An advanced AI-assisted program receives data from the carefully installed cameras and constantly processes that data in real time via the onboard computer. This process allows the system to detect and warn drivers against imminent rear-end collisions, well before the accident actually happens.
The predictive warning adds precious seconds to the driver’s reaction time, thus mitigating both the chance and the severity of potential forward collisions. Depending on the make and model, your forward collision warning aftermarket solution may also come with additional collision avoidance features like lane departure warning, speed limit warning, headway monitoring, and pedestrian warning to ensure comprehensive fleet and traffic safety.
High Definition Dashcams
Dashcams have been around for a while now, but the latest models cannot be compared to their predecessors from five years ago. Modern dashcams can record high definition footage even in low light conditions. You will also have the option to choose cloud storage, which ensures the captured footage stays safe, even if the dashcam and its local storage device is damaged.
Given the clarity of footage from the modern dashcams, they can be used to defend drivers and the company against false accusations and fraudulent accident compensation lawsuits. Dashcam footage can also be used as powerful evidence to strengthen insurance claims, empower your company’s own lawsuits, and identify key individuals in a criminal case.
Heads-Up Display (HUD)
A heads-Up display or HUD is a device that projects vital information about the car, its surroundings, and the route, right onto the windshield. Exactly how much of what a HUD can display will depend on the device’s capabilities, and the features that your car currently has. At the very least, HUDs should be able to display route maps from the GPS system, current speed, RPM, fuel and/or charge level, and warning lights.
Not looking at the road for a few seconds at a time while driving is one of the leading causes behind car accidents in general. The point behind installing HUDs in fleet vehicles is that of minimizing the need for drivers to look away from the road while they are on the move. The semitransparent information does not block visibility and it’s only presented on the peripherals of a car’s windshield.
Before you buy any of the aftermarket solutions, there are a few things you must ensure. Each device must be compatible with the specific vehicle type, make, and model first. Preferably, they should also be compatible with each other for best results.
