By Charles Dawson, CEO, AutoSense Australia For a long time, fleet safety has been built around compliance. Logbooks, policies and procedures all have their place. But they’re designed to show rules are being followed, not whether risk is actually being managed in real time. That gap is becoming harder to ignore. A driver can be fully compliant on paper and still be operating in a state of significant impairment. Poor sleep, disrupted routines, or underlying fatigue can all i

Routine changes, increased traffic and seasonal shifts could impact driver alertness – even before a shift begins. Easter may bring quieter roads for some operators, but fatigue experts are warning it can also introduce less visible and often underestimated risks for fleet safety.

Eighty-two per cent of work-related fatalities in New Zealand’s transport and warehousing sector involve vehicles[1], underscoring what safety leaders describe as one of the under-governed workplace risks. AutoSense CEO Charles Dawson says that while vehicle incidents remain one of the most common causes of workplace death[2] in New Zealand, for many organisations, it is a health and safety blind spot. “Driving is the work activity most likely to result in serious harm[3], ye

AutoSense, a leading New Zealand provider of fleet and driver safety solutions, is strengthening its presence in Australia with the launch of LifeSaver Mobile, a first-of-its-kind app designed to stop distracted driving before it starts.

Entries now open to celebrate road safety excellence Entries are now open for the 2025 Australasian Fleet Champions Awards, and organiser, road safety charity Brake, is pleased to announce fleet and driver safety solutions provider AutoSense as the headline sponsor for this year’s awards. The awards, run through Brake’s Global Fleet Champions initiative, recognise organisations and individuals committed to improving fleet safety across Australasia. Caroline Perry, Brake’s N

How policy can prevent the next tragedy. When a driver sent 45 Snapchat messages from behind the wheel of her truck before ploughing the 30-tonne truck and trailer unit into a stationery ute last year, the driver of the ute was killed[1]. New Zealand vehicle safety and training experts AutoSense says the tragedy underscores the importance for businesses to have safeguards in place to protect their workforce from more preventable harm on our roads. The safety business has inst

Ashley Taylor - National Support Manager, Mainfreight Australia Mainfreight Australia is powering up their driver safety efforts with the installation of nearly 600 MiTAC units from AutoSense in their rigid, local fleet vehicles. With around 180 Guardian by Seeing Machines cameras already installed in their line haul (interstate) trucks, Mainfreight Australia National Support Manager Ashley Taylor says adding MiTAC to their arsenal is an obvious next step for their local flee

Did you know the highest number of fatigue-related events are recorded in November? AI-powered tech company Seeing Machines has released its inaugural 2022-23 Guardian Insights Report (for the 12 month period to 30 September 2023), highlighting November as having the highest number of driver fatigue-related events in New Zealand and Australia. Using Guardian technology to monitor driver fatigue and distraction, the report captured a staggering 653,048 risky driving events fr

Autosense NZ offers safety solutions for heavy and light vehicle commercial fleets through online driver training modules, in-cab simulator training and real-time management of fatigue and distraction using Guardian by Seeing Machines technology. AutoSense began distributing Guardian in 2015 and with exclusive distribution rights in New Zealand, Autosense has built up a steady pipeline of clients installing Guardian into their fleets, hitting the 3,000 milestone of Guardian u

Lynn Walford, AUTO FUTURES Cameras watching roads and the faces of drivers are currently proving to be very helpful when it comes to safety and security. But camera video can also act as witnesses and provide data to trigger alerts that warn drivers that they are distracted or drowsy. And, in the near future, cameras can be used with facial algorithms to start the car or even pay for fuel. Witness Protection Video recordings from automotive cameras of the road and drivers p

Amanda Cropp, STUFF It's every motorist's worst nightmare – rounding a corner to find a fully laden 50 tonne truck and trailer unit hurtling straight at you with the driver asleep at the wheel. Fatigue is a major issue for the transport industry and one it is taking more seriously. Quite apart from human casualties, accidents are costly when vehicles are written off and precious cargo destroyed. As well as teaching drivers how to manage fatigue, transport companies are get

Nigel Moffiet, Trasporttalk.com.au Face tracking software is being deployed in a bid to tackle driver fatigue and distraction in the commercial vehicle industry. Canberra-based technology developer Seeing Machines has created the Guardian driver monitoring system. It has been introduced into 27 New Zealand fleets over the last 18 months and has the backing of insurance provider NZI. ERoad fleet management is also set up to integrate with the software which is distributed in