Data recorders
Log vehicle data such as speed, acceleration, braking and abrupt turns to analyze driving habits.
NYC TLC · Vision Zero
Vehicle Safety Technology for TLC-licensed vehicles
DataTrack247 was an approved participant in the NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission's Vehicle Safety Technology (VST) Pilot Program, part of the City's Vision Zero Action Plan, and offers driver behavior technology that records speed, location, braking, acceleration and lateral movement of a vehicle over time.
Overview
About the NYC VST Program
The Vehicle Safety Technology (VST) Pilot Program, administered by the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC), was launched as an extension of Mayor Bill de Blasio's Vision Zero Action Plan, whose goal is to end traffic deaths and serious injuries on New York City streets.
The pilot explores how in-vehicle technology can encourage safer driving in TLC-licensed vehicles. The TLC is one of three agencies taking the lead on Vision Zero, alongside the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) and the New York Police Department (NYPD).
Program details
Key elements
How the VST Program works
Technologies tested in the pilot include electronic data recorders ("black boxes"), driver alert systems and related analytics software.
Pilot implementation
Real-world trials evaluate how the technology reduces risk and improves safety for all road users.
Driver awareness
Monitoring and driver alerts encourage accountable driving and fewer hazardous actions on city streets.
Data-driven insights
Aggregated data helps the TLC and its partners shape safety standards and future regulations.
DataTrack247 in the pilot
An approved participant in the TLC VST Pilot
For the pilot, DataTrack247 provided a technology solution that includes a black box and an analytics software platform. As the TLC's report notes, the black boxes can also trigger the vehicle's seat belt alarm when they sense erratic driving, and the same platform is used to dispatch trips and, in some cases, to generate trip logs for TLC trip record reporting.
- June 19, 2014The TLC approves the Vehicle Safety Technology Pilot Program by resolution.
- April 7, 2015The pilot officially begins, when the first piece of approved technology is installed in a TLC-licensed vehicle.
- July 31, 2015The TLC approves DataTrack247 as the third participant in the pilot (Industry Notice #15-35).
- November 2015The TLC's first Vehicle Safety Technology Report lists three participants: Mobileye, IonFleets and DataTrack247.
- 2016The TLC adopts a resolution extending the pilot beyond its original one-year term.
Technology
What DataTrack247 systems offer
GPS tracking, telemetry and two-way communication systems designed for high standards of safety, control and delivery.
- Pinpoint positioning of vehicles at any given time
- Telemetry — field data, speed, travel direction, stops, deliveries and passenger pick-ups and drop-offs, transmitted directly to your computer
- Approved and secured two-way text messaging (pre-set and free text)
- Voice-over-text messaging application
- Smart GPS movement sensors showing vehicle idling/stop time, location and duration, with reports on travel time, job execution, deliveries made and route efficiency
- Added sensors for fleet and asset management, detecting driver activities, pick-ups, drop-offs, excessive speeding, engine overheating and more
- Driver behavior monitoring and scoring analysis
- Active driving violation alert system
Questions about TLC vehicle safety technology?
Fleets, bases, and taxi, street-hail livery, commuter van and FHV owners: talk to DataTrack247.