The Future Is Being Recorded

In the transportation industry, dashcams have been added to fleets of trucks, often paid for or subsidized by insurance carriers looking for an advantage in underwriting, claims, and risk management. Accidents captured on video result in claims that are easier to defend and manage because the footage quickly helps inform the claims manager and attorneys about whether the claim should be denied or promptly resolved.

Indeed, what many claims managers and attorneys quickly learn is that dashcam footage will reveal bad facts as conspicuously as good facts.

Did that car cut your truck off, or was it always there and your driver was negligent in failing to maintain a safe distance? Video footage can provide incontrovertible answers to questions like this, which helps expedite claims.

Some dashcams not only look outward at the road, but also inward at the driver so that inattentive driving can be identified before it results in an accident. In fact, dashcams can now identify inattentive driving as it occurs, alerting the driver with a loud noise to pay attention.

While controversial because of its invasive nature, inward-facing dashcams have been successful behavior modifiers for fleets that have installed them. Simply put, people are less likely to look at their phones or be otherwise distracted when they are being watched.