Truck of the Future
The Truck of the Future program works with cities and companies to equip their fleets with technology that increases driver vision using state-of-the-art hardware and software that provides fleet vehicles with greater blind-zone detection and visibility.
Like our 5 Star Direct Vision Rating System, TSR’s Truck of the Future (TOF) program works to address the important safety issue of blind zones in commercial trucks. An innovative, technology focused initiative, the TOF pilot enables participating cities and companies to equip their fleets with state-of-the-art hardware and software solutions. In addition, pilot participants receive comprehensive training and support, creating a robust program aimed at best integrating the technology into current systems and procedures.
Work like this is a critical part of TSR’s comprehensive approach to addressing blind zones, creating greater awareness of and access to technology that can immediately improve a driver’s vision and awareness of road users. Coupled with our 5 Star Direct Vision Rating System, we are actively supporting and creating safer fleets for today and tomorrow.
Tech Features
Driver skill cannot overcome what the driver cannot see. Drivers of large vehicles often have limited visibility behind the wheel, making it difficult to make the safest choices. To address this safety challenge, TSR has partnered with VisionTrack, a leading global provider of AI video telematics and connected vehicle data, for the TOF pilot and associated hardware and software technology.
TOF vehicles feature state-of-the-art hardware and software that provides fleet vehicles with greater blind-zone detection and visibility. A Vulnerable Road User (VRU) Detection System is installed on TOF pilot fleet vehicles, designed to improve driver safety as well as the safety of pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists, by using camera and audio technology to give a full 360-degree view of vision around the vehicle and provide real-time feedback on imminent risks and near-misses.
Pilot Participants
We are pleased to have both The City of New York and AB InBev as initial TOF participants, allowing for us to work with and learn from both public and private sector fleets. Each has selected vehicles to be retro-fitted with the technology and has identified teams to undergo training and on-boarding to test and provide real-time feedback on the pilot.
AB InBev has selected its Mexico City distribution center to model the program, and hardware installations took place in April of 2023. In New York City, the technology is currently installed on trucks at the Departments of Parks and Recreation, Sanitation andEnvironmental Protection.
A critical question during the pilot is how these types of initiatives are best able to test and integrate new technologies, especially in the context of public-sector fleets, in ways that are efficient, cost appropriate, and ultimately complementary to existing programs and objectives.
TSR has partnered with the U.S. DOT’s VOLPE Center, with the support of the City of New York, to conduct a post-analysis of the pilot to better understand key learnings and performance indicators.
Hardware
Capabilities
All technology can be retrofitted onto existing fleets.
- Driver vulnerable road user (VRU) alerts
- Visual external alert for VRUs
- Driver blind spots (L/R) alerts
- Audible external alert for VRUs
- Rear camera alerts
- Configurable zone alerts
- In-cab display
- Accurate GPS data
- In-cab audible alerts
- Collision detection data
- Cloud-based AI platform – event footage and dashboards
- Near-miss tracking, reporting and analysis