Object Stats is a new behind-the-scenes podcast from Samsara, hosted by Kiren Sekar, Chief Product Officer, and John Bicket, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder. Together, they sit down with the engineers, designers, and product leaders behind our most ambitious products—unpacking how we use AI, hardware, and software to solve complex problems that matter most to our customers on the frontlines.

In this episode on Route Planning and Commercial Navigation, Kiren and John are joined by Bobby Georgescu, Staff Software Engineer, and Noah Gonzales, Principal Product Designer, to dive into the making of two new products announced at this year’s Beyond conference:

• Route Planning helps planners build smarter routes by integrating with sales systems to optimize around vehicle limits, compliance requirements, delivery windows, and traffic patterns.

• Commercial Navigation is a driver-focused experience that overlays fleet-specific restrictions like weight, height, and hazmat onto digital maps and pairs with the Samsara Driver App to deliver simple, compliant turn-by-turn guidance.

Together, these products help fleets cut costs, stay compliant, and deliver more reliably.

This episode dives into:

• The real-world customer challenges that inspired these products

• How we shifted from simply pulling data from vehicles to pushing AI-powered intelligence back into the hands of frontline users

• The design and engineering journey, from early prototypes to pilot deployments

• The technical challenges of building scalable, high-performance solutions for computationally complex routing and navigation

If you're curious about how products like these come to life, from concept to real-world application, this is your inside look.

🎧 Listen to Episode 1 now and subscribe to Object Stats wherever you get your podcasts: Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music.

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