Technology company says it has answer to fleet crashes
Fleet accidents could be reduced by up to 70% using state-of-the-art digital equipment, a technology company claims.
TruScene claims the its onboard digital camera could have a dramatic impact on cutting collisions. Insurers including Towergate and RSA have been onboard for trials, using the equipment as a risk management tool.
Dean Taylor, managing director of Vehicle Camera Systems Ltd (VCSL), the makers of Truscene, said: “VCSL has demonstrated that in over 2,000 lorry months of fleet trials, our cameras have reduced accidents by 70% and in three incidents, clear evidence has enabled blame to be apportioned elsewhere. Now, we are looking forward to expanding our market by attracting several fleet management companies as well as some of the large national UK insurance firms.”
How Truscene Works
Attached to the top of a vehicle’s windscreen, the Truscene™ camera is connected to the ignition and will record the last 25 seconds before an incident and 5 seconds afterwards by means of a continuous memory loop which is triggered to record the 30 seconds of footage when subjected to a sufficiently strong g-force. The camera stores the video footage of the incident to memory and can be removed from the vehicle for manual recording of external and 3rd party damage, thus negating the need for any other cameras. Recorded footage is fully encrypted, ensuring that all saved clips are tamper-proof and is saved onto the Truscene database for a number of years according to database protection laws, providing fleets and insurers a free, secure and quickly accessible banking facility for their valuable incident footage.
Taylor conceived the idea for the camera following a motor accident for which he was not at fault, however due to a false witness Dean ended up on the receiving end of a fraudulent claim, resulting in him suffering financially and been made accountable for the accident. Driven by injustice, Dean developed a camera which is capable of recording exactly what happened from a driver’s perspective and which is so robust that it demonstrates watertight evidence in court.
Aid to Better Driving
CEVA Logistics and Towergate Underwriting Transportation have both been working with VCSL to enable the trials, with current installations in 220 lorries nationwide. One of the most notable outcomes has been the substantial improvement in driver behaviour resulting in fewer accidents taking place.
The Truscene Traffic Light Notification System (TLNS) alerts the driver to whether or not his driving is acceptable, unsatisfactory or unacceptable via a visual and audible aid linked in to the camera.
For further information, visit www.truscene.com
