Samsara Inc. introduced the Samsara 360 Camera, new AI Multicam capabilities, and two-way voice capabilities through the dash cam for road fleets, expanding real-time visibility for fleets and field teams.
“By combining the power to see everything with the automation to act on it, we are shifting into the next gear on safety,” says Johan Land, chief product officer at Samsara. “The 360 Camera brings first-to-market visibility to operated equipment, AI Multicam gives road fleet drivers sharper awareness of what surrounds them, and two-way voice means the AI can respond the moment a question arises. Millions of frontline workers show up every day to keep our world running, and we are fully committed to helping get every one of them home safely.”
Key takeaways:
· Samsara’s 360 Camera is a single-module camera that captures a full 360-degree view from one mount point and an interactive pan and zoom. Now, equipment operators can see potential risks in real-time and safety managers can examine any angle of a recorded event in detail. Built to withstand harsh weather and rough operating conditions, it gives teams the evidence they need to move from incident report to root cause in minutes rather than days.
· Samsara also expanded its AI Multicam system with new capabilities, including:
Bird’s eye view. Drivers can now configure a top-down, 360-degree composite view of their immediate surroundings using AI Multicam, giving them a clear picture during maneuvers that carry the highest contact risk — maneuvering crowded yards, navigating narrow spaces, and making tight turns where large vehicles have the widest blind spots.
Rear collision warning and vehicle in blind spot detection. Building on AI Multicam’s existing in-cab visibility, Rear Collision Warning and Vehicle in Blind Spot Detection deliver dynamic audio and visual alerts when reversing or changing lanes — running at the edge, on the device, so warnings reach drivers in the moment rather than after it.
· The dash cam is now two-way voice, where Samsara AI and managers can converse with drivers in the moment. When a driver crosses into a geofenced area, AI engages the driver through the dash cam, flagging critical road information such as a lower speed limit, a parking restriction, or a known towing risk, all without a dispatcher placing a call. And when a person needs to step in, managers can initiate a call through the same channel, a direct line that doesn't depend on a phone, a charged battery, or a cell signal.
