Despite some cautionary notes, public comment on a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration advanced notice of proposed rulemaking largely favored permitting camera-based, rear-visibility systems to replace mirrors on light vehicles and heavy trucks.
December 20, 2019cameras
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
A MirrorEye camera monitor system display inside a heavy-duty truck. (Orlaco Products)
Stakeholder Comments Mostly Endorse Trading Rearview Mirrors for Camera Systems
A MirrorEye camera monitor system display inside a heavy-duty truck. (Orlaco Products)
Business, Technology
MEKRA Lang's Joe DeMartino by Anneliese Mahoney/Transport Topics
MEKRA Lang Launches New Digital Vision System
MEKRA Lang's Joe DeMartino by Anneliese Mahoney/Transport Topics
ATLANTA — MEKRA Lang launched a new digital vision system at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show, announcing the sideview-mirror replacements will be standard equipment on Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks.
October 31, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
MirrorEye side-view display by Stoneridge Inc.
NHTSA Seeks Comments on Rear-Visibility Camera Systems
MirrorEye side-view display by Stoneridge Inc.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is seeking comments on an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking that could lead to camera-based, rear-visibility systems replacing mirrors on heavy trucks and cars.
October 16, 2019
Government, Business, Technology
Troy Harvey/Bloomberg News
Regulators Want to Know if Cameras Should Replace Car Mirrors
Troy Harvey/Bloomberg News
Drivers in the U.S. may one day no longer have to crane their necks to check their blind spots if regulators agree to let high-tech cameras and screens replace the humble side-view mirror.
October 9, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
A KeepTruckin dashboard camera is installed. (KeepTruckin via YouTube)
Digital Dashboard Cameras Gaining Truckers' Acceptance
A KeepTruckin dashboard camera is installed. (KeepTruckin via YouTube)
As digital technology in trucking grows, so, too, do the ways it can be combined.
April 10, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Onboard cameras, such as the DriveCam from Lytx, are giving fleets greater visibility across their operations. (Lytx)
Video Insights
Onboard cameras, such as the DriveCam from Lytx, are giving fleets greater visibility across their operations. (Lytx)
Traditional truck telematics systems offer fleet managers a lot of data on the performance of their drivers and vehicles, but integrating onboard cameras can provide valuable information that those systems can’t capture on their own, according to technology suppliers.
August 24, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
MirrorEye camera monitor system (Stoneridge)
Class 8 Commercial Rigs Should Do Away With Mirrors
MirrorEye camera monitor system (Stoneridge)
It’s time that Class 8 commercial trucks deployed high-tech cameras instead of the assortment of mirrors — rearview, down view and blind spot — found on today’s tractors.
July 20, 2018
Business, Technology
SmartDrive
Trucking Firms Find Success, Challenges With Driver Cameras
SmartDrive
A growing number of carriers are outfitting their trucks with dual-lens cameras that simultaneously capture video of the road ahead and the driver at the wheel.
August 19, 2016
Business, Technology
Lytx Inc.
Trucking Firms Gain Liability Protection Through Use of Video Onboard Cameras (includes video)
Lytx Inc.
A growing number of fleets are installing onboard video cameras in their trucks to monitor driver behavior and improve safety, but another key benefit — liability protection — also is playing a central role in the proliferation of that technology.
August 17, 2015
Business, Technology
Stoneridge, Orlaco Create Alliance for Mirror Systems
Trucking supplier Stoneridge and Orlaco BV, a maker of vehicle camera systems, announced an alliance to develop, make and sell electronic mirror replacement systems for commercial and off-road vehicles.
July 24, 2015