If AI can make sense of what’s happening in the world around it then drivers and staff can feel safer and more focused on the tasks at hand. The ubiquitous forklift – both essential workhorse and leading safety threat – therefore immediately presents itself as the first and most practical beachhead from where to start […]
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AI Solutions Are Going to Save Your Logistics Business By Saving Your Coworkers
Employee stress management is one of the greatest contributors to workplace productivity, safety and job satisfaction. AI-powered Driver Safety System (DSS) technology for forklifts can help. Increased employee productivity is essential for businesses to thrive and survive over the next decade. One of the side effects of Covid 19 has been a massive, global re-evaluation […]
DSS in Forklifts: The Driver’s Intelligent Friend
No warehouse is complete without a fleet of forklift trucks to do the heavy lifting. But alongside the benefits they bring, there are also dangers. In fact, forklifts are the second most dangerous industrial machine in the UK after farm equipment. It’s estimated that 100,000 forklift accidents occur per year in the UK alone. It’s […]
Detecting forklift operator fatigue with the VIA Mobile360 Forklift Safety System
Driving a forklift is a demanding job that can all too easily lead to operator fatigue and distraction due to the repetitive nature of the work and the relentless pressure to meet ever tighter fulfilment deadlines. Even a momentary loss of concentration by an operator caused by tiredness or a quick glance at a smartphone […]
New VIA Mobile360 Forklift Safety System Speed and Reverse Light Sensor Kit
We’re pleased to announce the availability of a Speed and Reverse Light Sensor Kit for the VIA Mobile360 Forklift Safety System. The kit has been designed for use cases in bustling warehouse, manufacturing, and construction environments where forklift operators require maximum situational awareness to safely maneuver their vehicles. To deliver full functionality, the kit needs […]
Forklift Focus: Transforming Warehouse Safety
If you are thinking about implementing an upgrade to your warehouse safety systems and procedures, it is important not just to define the immediate issues that you need to fix with it but also to consider how you can leverage it to make your operations even safer and more productive in the future. Although there […]
Forklift Focus: Preventing Forklift Pedestrian Accidents
A collision with a forklift can happen in the blink of an eye when you’re walking around a busy warehouse or production environment. Even the most experienced and well-trained operator can find it almost impossible to react in time to avoid hitting you when you step out in front their vehicle from behind a loaded […]
Year in Review: Accelerating Edge-to-Cloud Integration with VIA Mobile360 Systems
The integration of video telematics devices into an existing fleet management cloud infrastructure can be a costly and time-consuming process that requires extensive development resources. One of our primary objectives with the VIA Mobile360 family is to make edge-to-cloud fleet deployments as convenient and affordable as possible, no matter which cloud platform has been adopted. […]
Year in Review: Optimizing Wireless Connectivity for Real-Time Video Telematics
With the VIA Mobile360 family of intelligent in-vehicle safety systems our goal is to provide a scalable platform that can be optimized for myriad commercial vehicle types and use cases. System hardware innovation is one of three pillars of our design approach. The other two comprise the development and optimization of our own camera AI […]
Year in Review: VIA Mobile360 Intelligent In-Vehicle Safety Systems
Last year we continued to expand our VIA Mobile360 family of intelligent in-vehicle safety systems with the introduction of a number of new products targeted at different segments of the fleet management, warehouse and logistics, and mining and excavation markets. Our glitziest launch was of the VIA Mobile360 Heavy Equipment Safety System at MINEXPO® 2021 […]