The future is now

Abstract

"Your competitors are going to be doing most of these very same things within the next few years," Shaw said, "And in some cases, much sooner than that." So, Shaw broke down some of the emerging technologies for landscapers in his keynote address at the technology conference. Shaw said fleet services is a great example of IoT. Vehicles and landscaping equipment can communicate to one another through IoT. "This way you can not only track the location of equipment," Shaw said, "But even the utilization of the equipment." He told attendees they might be able to track how many hours they're getting out of each piece of equipment, which might help contractors evaluate whether they have equipment on trucks they don't need or how they can better price jobs. To provide fleet managers with a greater range of insight into dangerous events and in-cab coaching to alert drivers in real time of high-risk driving behaviors, Verizon Connect is unveiling its advanced Artificial Intelligence Dashcam. The new Verizon Connect Dashcam utilizes advanced AI to enable real-time detection of potentially dangerous driving events and to boost driver safety. "The new technology provides a significant step to help our customers future-proof their fleets." The Advanced Driver Assistance Systems helps to monitor tailgating, pedestrians and cyclists, while the Driver-Monitoring System tracks distracted driving, phone usage, fatigue and more. Verizon Connect's AI Dashcam provides audible alerts to drivers when it detects unsafe driving, including signs of tiredness, distraction and phone usage and then tells drivers to take corrective action. In the case of a driver recklessly driving, the manager can use the footage to coach and discuss safety habits.