Pune: Fleet safety will improve not by adding more cameras or generating more alerts but by delivering cleaner, actionable data that helps operators identify genuine risks, AI-powered video telematics company LightMetrics said at the Commercial Vehicle Forum (CVF) 2026.
Speaking at the 10th edition of the forum held in Pune, industry experts said commercial vehicle operators are increasingly adopting advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and video telematics solutions, but a large volume of alerts generated by these systems often fails to translate into meaningful action.
LightMetrics highlighted that the real problem is not the lack of safety systems, but the volume of alerts and footage that do not lead to action. Fleets invest in video telematics, but much of that information never gets used. The session noted that 90%+ of video alerts can be false positives, which means safety teams may spend too much time checking events that do not need action. Over time, this can reduce trust in the system and make high-value safety deployments underutilised. It also highlighted that 70–80% of fleet crashes are not the truck’s fault, but fleets still need clear video evidence to show what happened. Speeding was also discussed as a major risk, with the session linking it to 29% of fatal crashes.
Speaking at the event, Subhrajeet Das, Head of Sales for India & SEA, LightMetrics said, “If we look back at 2023, the discussion around ADAS and driver behaviour monitoring was still about whether these technologies could work in India, given our traffic conditions and harsh operating environments. In 2026, that question has changed. The debate is no longer whether these solutions are viable, but how and when they can be deployed effectively. As fleets move further on this journey, the next challenge is clear: we are generating enormous amounts of data, but the question is how to make it more useful and turn it into insights that can actually improve safety.”
According to Subhrajeet, this is why fleet safety should not only be about checking videos after an accident. With AI-powered video telematics, fleets can spot risks such as distraction, drowsiness, speeding, and close following earlier, so teams can act before these risks become bigger problems.
Subhrajeet added, “When a fleet has 100, 500 or 1,000 vehicles, the number of videos generated can become impossible to review manually. A fleet of 100 vehicles can easily create 4,000 to 5,000 videos in a month, and operators do not always have the time or bandwidth to go through all of them. The answer is not to build a larger control tower or add more people to review footage. The answer is to remove the noise before it reaches the fleet manager. With Zero False Positive, the goal is to ensure that fleet teams see only the most severe and useful incidents, instead of going through thousands of videos that may not matter.”
The key message from LightMetrics at CVF 2026 was that fleet safety will not improve by adding more cameras or generating more alerts. It will improve when fleets can quickly identify real risks, reduce false alerts, and use video evidence to protect drivers, vehicles, and businesses.