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News roundup, Sept. 24: Fatigue-detecting headgear makes U.S. debut, Star chiropractor cracks truckersâ backs
Volvo touts its dynamic steering system with the help of a high-profile chiropractor. SmartCapâs âLifeBandâ headgear can be worn under a cap and uses EEG technology to measure brain activity to detect fatigue. NASTC named its 2019/2020 Driver of the Year Team.
September 24, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
Hopes and hazards in using ELD data: Detention reduction
With wells of data at their fingertips, ELD providers are beefing up offerings to their customers, with potential to reduce wasted time and improve load choices. However, the privacy tradeoffs can cut into an operatorâs competitive edge.
June 24, 2019
Business
Iâll take âEducation and Trainingâ for the safety, Alex
âAny coherent business owner will tell you education and training are your most important safety features, in any setting, commercial or otherwise. ⌠How is this being left out of the safety discussion?â
November 27, 2017
Overdrive Extra
A potential role for cameras and wearables in regulating drowsy driving
Until very recently, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has largely ignored fatigue monitoring technology, and therefore any potential it has for a significant revision of the hours of service. Instead, regulators for decades have tinkered with the hours of service as if it were a magic template to solve the fatigue problem for every [âŚ]
November 21, 2017
Business
New âalways-onâ in-cab video system
Lytx, maker of the DriveCam system of forward- and in-cab-facing video systems capturing events by triggers, is now offering what it calls an âalways-on,â cloud-based video platform called Unisyn.
September 29, 2016
Voices
POLL: Future for âfatigued drivingâ enforcement?
Could DWF (driving while fatigued) be treated like DUI? Will technologies emerge enabling real-time monitoring in-cab to eventually give way to an entirely new approach to the hours of service? Which of these (or other) scenarios do you think might be most likely in the future âŚ.
March 4, 2016
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