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What are NA Severity Events?

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Introduction

Safety events are often generated at an unreasonable rate in terms of event volume. This led to 2 problems:

  • Perception: that many events are unnecessary.
  • Data overload: customers can’t review too many events, even if they are accurate.

We implemented a logic on the backend order to minimize video & data overload for Fleet Managers. For events like Close Following & Cell Phone, there were typically 10s of events generated per vehicle per week, but from data-based research, we learned that customers usually only need 1-2 videos of a behavior to decide to take coaching action

How NA Severity Events Help You?

  • Reduce redundancy: Safety managers typically require 2-3 instances of behavior to determine whether the driver needs coaching.
  • Less clutter: A decreased volume on the dashboard reduces clutter, allowing managers to focus on the events that matter.
  • Perception: Surfacing lesser events on the dashboard creates a sense of importance and urgency.
  • For each event type, there is a limit to the number of videos that will be uploaded per vehicle per month. Usually, 1 or 2 events daily per event type.

Are videos uploaded even after users have received 1 or 2 video events for a specific event type?

In the case that an event is extremely severe, we will override the logic and upload the video anyway. Specific overrides include:

  • Harsh Events intensity > .45g or vehicle threshold
  • Close Following event duration > 3 min and time to hit < 1sec
  • Cell Phone usage duration > 60 seconds
  • Distraction time window > 10 secs or event avg speed > 50 mph (80.5 kph)
  • Stop Sign violation min speed > 80.5 kph

What happens if the event is not critical?

Once users have received 1-2 videos of a specific event type, we will upload the event as “NA” severity. By default, a user will see video-only events, so they will most likely not see video-less events. Users can also request a video for an “NA” severity event by clicking on the specific event and clicking request video on that event, as shown below:NA severitty article.png

FAQ

Do NA Severity events impact driver safety scores?

Yes, NA Severity events do contribute to driver safety scores.

Can NA Severity Events be used for coaching?

Yes, Fleet Managers can still review NA severity events and coach on them. To access NA severity events, please unselect all severities from the Severity filter in Safety events list page.

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