Being one of the leading GPS tracking companies in Kenya, Smart Embedded Systems believes that, it is a noble duty to advice customers on how to leverage on emerging technologies within the telematics industry, more so, to take away the pain of fleet operation out of their business and boost efficiency. One such emerging technology trend is the deployment of advanced video telematics as part of fleet management systems portfolios.
The technology comprises of purpose built cameras popularly known as dash cams that have advanced capability to not only record and save video footage, but also with embedded AI algorithms to learn and make decisions that assist the driver in one way or the other.
As the technology matures and enters mainstream, fitment of video telematics devices has emerged as a key differentiator for vehicle tracking companies in Kenya. The industry has for a long time been characterized by sale of basic vehicle tracking and boda boda tracker fitments. It is now common place to find cameras on vehicles operating in the country, mostly heavy commercial vehicles and taxis.
In the past dash cam price in Kenya was astronomically high; hence, placing a barrier on large scale adoption; today as the need for this technology develops; video telematics is taking centre stage in fleet management systems deployment, especially for large transport companies and passenger service vehicles.
So what’s the benefit of Smart Embedded Systems video telematics in modern day fleet management?
First and foremost, Smart Embedded Systems dash cams are smart GPS devices with inbuilt capability to acquire and record location information and the speed of the vehicle, at the same time the devices acts as data loggers with the capability to detect vehicle operation events like engine on and off. Therefore, this means that besides providing video footage of the surroundings, Smart Embedded Systems dash cams can effectively be used in the place of GPS trackers, becoming a case of hitting two birds with one stone and bringing considerable savings on devices cost to the customer.
Secondly, Smart Embedded Systems dash cams are not ordinary cameras, they have embedded machine learning algorithms, for example, to interpret drivers’ behavior and report occurrences like driver fatigue or unauthorized driving through facial recognition techniques. Smart Embedded Systems taking advantage of these features provides a seamless video telematics solution that ensures that the utilization of our customers’ car is as intended. In addition, the road safety is given the attention it deserves to minimize or eliminate accidents and where it happens it becomes easy to resolve the cases.
Thirdly, with thousands of freelance technicians spread across major towns, acquiring and installing a device for vehicle tracking companies in Kenya is an easy job, furthermore the dash cam price in Kenya is now within the reach of most technicians. However, to the fleet manager or the vehicle owner it is not enough for someone to just install the device and leave; it requires a professional fleet management systems provider to have a functioning solution that meets requirements of bringing costs down and streamlining operations of the fleet.
The role of the telematics service provider therefore cannot be overlooked, this player is the determinant of how the data is processed and presented to the ones who needs it most- The vehicle owner or the fleet manager. This is the role where smart embedded systems expertise is best demonstrated, through our comprehensive fleet management system we are able to achieve functional integration of dash cam with features afforded by our vehicle tracking system.
The logic is simple; the camera being the device monitored by the fleet management systems acts as an intelligent sensor and an actuator at the same time. As a sensor the dash cam collect information and relay to the fleet management software for analysis and presentation in a format that makes sense to the vehicle owner. As an actuator the dash cam receives messages from other GPS devices following occurrence of an event that requires evidence and immediately records a video footage or a snapshot corresponding to that event, for example a sudden drop in fuel, abnormal vibrations, engine ignition can trigger the dash cam to take a video footage to help in evidence gathering.
In a nutshell, depending on the intended purpose a dash cam can be used for a number of reasons. Smart Embedded Systems customers have in the past relied on dash cams to monitor and to provide warning to drivers so as to ensure safety of the crew and the vehicle.
A practical scenario is where it matters most to transport and logistics companies, the ability to monitor cargo and prevent theft while on the road, the dash cam comes in handy to report and capture video footage anytime there is an event like container seal tamper or door opening. Other events that are monitored are like stoppage in undesignated areas, over speeding, fuel siphoning among others. This ability is realized through integration of dash cams with fleet management systems.
Why smart embedded systems is the best video telematics company in Kenya?
Smart Embedded Systems has a wide portfolio of solutions targeted at the automotive market, therefore passes the benefit of economies of scale to the end user. For example a comparative analysis of the dash cam price in Kenya shows that smart embedded systems product has reasonable prices to compete on a global scale.
It is also worth noting that Smart Embedded Systems has seasoned expertise in installation and integration of these pieces of technologies to work as one unified solution. Many GPS tracking companies in Kenya struggle with provision of seamless solution; this in essence makes it difficult to provide the answer that can be relied upon by fleet managers and vehicle owners to solve their deep seated fleet challenges. With our solution, the fleet manager is presented with a single view of GPS tracking alongside real-time video footage and logs occasioned by events happening in the vehicle. Finally, any great technology must be accompanied with professional installation and support services, Smart Embedded Systems is a seasoned telematics player, we have seen it all, the challenges plus the opportunities and mastered how to ensure that in the midst of all these, our fleet customers receive the best services to improve on their bottom line.