Canal & River Trust (C&RT) has deployed AI-enabled smart dashcams across its fleet to improve safety and driver wellbeing.

The charity, which is responsible for managing canals, rivers and locks across England and Wales, partnered with Teletrac Navman to install over 500 smart dashcams across its geographically spread fleet.

Teletrac Navman’s smart dashcams are both forward- and driver-facing, providing a comprehensive, always-on view of driving practices and road conditions, actively promoting safer driving practices through live alerts and delivering bespoke coaching programmes.

The unified view of video and telematics data will enable C&RT’s fleet managers to enhance driver safety thanks to real-time, in-cab notifications where the driving behaviour is high-risk or being repeated, and through informed coaching at a later point.

Barney Goffer, UK product manager at Teletrac Navman, said: “Modern fleets are expected to build a culture of safety and we’re proud to be supporting Canal & River Trust in their next phase of safety development. Technology is core to being able to deliver a safer fleet – and this is where a combination of our Smart Dashcams and AI can play a pivotal role in delivering increased visibility and efficiency for C&RT.”

Steve Mulvaney, fleet manager at the Canal & River Trust, said: “Our drivers are multi-skilled operatives and tradespeople, and now also have access to formal driving training with the data that’s been unlocked for us. The cameras allow us to replay their own driving to them – whether good or bad, creating a meaningful and efficient training programme. There is nothing like seeing your own driving replayed to help recognise the potential risks.

“We’ve had a really positive response from our team – everyone is keen to improve and increase their own safety, but also the safety of others on the road.”