August 19, 2025
Senior Product Marketing Manager
Every day, fleet drivers navigate complex environments with limited visibility. Manoeuvres like lane changes or reversing in crowded environments require constant, vigilant monitoring, and even the most attentive drivers can’t see all hazards simultaneously. In fact, 14% of severe large-truck crashes occur due to inadequate surveillance, meaning a driver fails to spot hazards in their blind spots despite looking in the right direction.
To help fleets proactively address these challenges, Samsara has developed AI Multicam: a new multi-camera safety solution that delivers real-time, 360° visibility and AI detections around the vehicle. AL Multicam helps drivers avoid blind spot collisions thanks to an in-cab monitor and enables safety teams to resolve incidents with comprehensive HD video and audio context.
Samsara’s existing AI dash cams and in-cab alerts have already helped thousands of fleets reduce risk and coach drivers more effectively. Now, we’re extending the same industry-leading intelligence to areas where risks and blind spots often appear: alongside and behind the vehicle.
Now available: 360° HD visibility and real-time alerts with the AI Multicam
AI Multicam complements Samsara’s AI Dash Cam to provide full visibility in and around the vehicle. The system supports:
360° visibility with HD clarity on up to four auxiliary camera feeds
Real-time risk detection using AI on all camera streams with audible in-cab alerts
Real-time driver assistance with a live, in-cab monitor feed
Greater incident context with optional audio recording1
Convenient incident review with access to recordings directly within the Samsara dashboard
On-device storage that can be expanded with encrypted microSD for 500+ hours of on-device footage
Moreover, users can mount up to four auxiliary cameras as needed on vehicle sides, rear, interior or specialised locations such as lift arms on waste management trucks.
This solution helps drivers manoeuvre more confidently by eliminating blind spots – whether reversing, changing lanes or navigating confined worksites – and gives managers the tools to quickly review incidents with full clarity.
AI Multicam is built with processing power to support a growing suite of advanced AI detections. This foundation enables Samsara to continually expand safety coverage for new use cases and industry-specific risks.
To address the most critical, high-impact scenarios, the first AI detection available at launch is Pedestrian Collision Warning, supported on side, rear and dash cameras. This innovative AI detection provides drivers real-time visual aids via the in-cab monitor and audible alerts to help avoid serious, high-liability collisions, such as pedestrians near turning vehicles and bystanders behind large buses. This sophisticated AI model can also distinguish between true risk and safe scenarios, such as pedestrians on pavements.
AI Multicam also helps teams resolve incidents more thoroughly and efficiently. With synchronised HD video and audio from every angle accessible directly within the Samsara Dashboard, AI Multicam helps to:
Exonerate drivers with definitive video evidence
Reduce insurance claims costs and disputes by providing proof of service
Accelerate investigations with complete context enabled by audio and extended video downloads (up to 10 minutes)
This level of clarity helps to eliminate time-consuming evidence gathering, allowing safety teams to focus on resolving incidents and reducing future risk. It also gives drivers peace of mind that their side of the story is captured.
AI Multicam empowers fleets to choose the hardware setup that works best for them. Connect auxiliary cameras and in-cab monitors using:
Samsara, for a fully integrated, out-of-the-box experience
Compatible third-party or current equipment, to leverage your fleet’s installed hardware
All configurations deliver HD visibility, AI detections and optional audio capture2 on every camera stream, without the need for multiplexers, DVRs or additional installation complexity.
Fagan & Whalley, a leading UK logistics carrier operating a large fleet across the UK and Europe, is deeply committed to safety and service excellence. As Olivia Fagan, Compliance Officer, explains:
“It was only when we started investigating alternatives that we discovered Samsara’s AI-based technology. We soon realised it was the perfect fit for us, providing information we needed in real-time.” By adopting Samsara’s platform—including AI Video Safety and driver performance data—Fagan & Whalley achieved a 68% reduction in avoidable incidents and a significant uplift in their safety score. Real-time insights have empowered leadership to proactively coach drivers and reinforce a culture of safety, helping the company deliver on its promise to customers and the communities it serves.
As fleets take on more complexity and risk, Samsara is committed to building technology that keeps drivers safe and supports safety teams. AI Multicam is our next step forward, helping fleets prevent incidents before they happen and resolve them with confidence.
To learn more about how Samsara AI is assisting fleets in minimising risk and safeguarding their drivers, click here.
1, 2 Only available on audio recording-enabled cameras, such as those available in the Samsara 360 Visibility Bundle; audio recording settings are off by default and must be enabled by admins to protect privacy