Security camera catches speeding Tesla going airborne after hitting railroad tracks

Teslas are well known for their acceleration, but flying?
A Canadian man caught some serious air after speeding over a railroad crossing in Barrie, Canada, on Tuesday at around 8 p.m. local time. A security camera happened to catch the incident, and …

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Driver safety is ‘all talk’ with this AI real-time road coach

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With so much info coming at you while you’re on the road, another device seems like the last thing that would help. 

But San Diego-based startup Netradyne wants its Driveri camera to help you drive better by actually monitoring how you drive — and giving you feedback. Using AI to teach its platform how to respond to situations on the road, the company works with fleets and commercial drivers. It tracks driving and behavior in real-time and gives in-the-moment advice for dangerous situations.

Netradyne recently partnered with a nationwide school bus fleet to help train and monitor drivers shuttling very precious cargo. Last month trucking company Halvor Lines put the Driveri in its fleet. In the trial, the camera captured seven times more risky behaviors than other recording devices. And, after using the technology, driver performance improved.   Read more…

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Bus narrowly dodges car on snowy road in nerve-shredding dashcam footage

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If ever you need a reason not drive in snowy conditions unless it’s absolutely necessary, just remind yourself of the clip above.

Titled “Stay in people Red snow alert!!” and presumably filmed in Scotland (where the Met Office recently issued a Red warning, which means the risk to life is “likely”), the video shows dashcam footage of a bus swerving to avoid a car on a snow-covered road.

Props to the bus driver — he handles the whole incident like an absolute pro.

Meanwhile, the reaction of the guy in the car that’s filming pretty much says it all. Read more…

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Nexar gets $30M Series B for its AI-based road safety dashcams and network

 Nexar, a startup that makes an AI-based dashcam app to monitor road safety, announced today that it has raised a $30 million Series B led by Ibex Ventures. Participants included Alibaba Innovation Ventures (the venture capital investment arm of A…

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