"When people think about AI and students, they often think of the use cases for homework or in the classroom. But AI can make a difference for student safety and wellbeing. We're proud to partner with First Student on their mission of getting millions of students to and from school safely and efficiently every day," Sanjit Biswas, co-founder and CEO of Samsara, told Newsweek.
Samara partnered with First Student to customize the HALO tech suite, which includes tech that is commonly found in passenger cars but is scarce in the fleet world: cameras with AI-powered risk detection and in-cab alerts, collision avoidance and hazard detection, predictive safety analytics and post-trip insights.
Supervisors will be able to review trends in driving behaviors and discover coachable moments to support continued safe vehicle operation.
During the pilot phase, First Student was able to show that it could reduce accidents by nearly 30 percent and harsh braking by more than 40 percent with Samsara's technology.
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