New Samsara Safety Report Shows AI-Enabled Fleets Reduce Crash Rates by Nearly 75% Over 30 Months
New global benchmarking analysis of thousands of fleets shows how Samsara improves crash rates, risky behaviors, and CSA BASIC Scores
Samsara (NYSE:IOT), the pioneer of the Connected Operations® Platform, today released its first-ever Samsara Safety Report, a global benchmarking analysis based on anonymized, aggregated data from thousands of fleets worldwide. The findings reveal a step-change in AI-driven operations performance: Fleets that implement the full Samsara AI safety solution—including dual-facing AI dash cams, automated in-cab alerts, and AI driver coaching—in aggregate see a ~75% percent reduction in crash rates over 30 months, nearly twice the reduction typically seen among Samsara customers.
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New global benchmarking analysis of thousands of fleets shows how Samsara improves crash rates, risky behaviors, and CSA BASIC Scores
The report, which analyzed data from more than 2,600 fleets across North America, the UK, Western EU, and Mexico, benchmarks key safety outcomes—including crash rates, harsh events, speeding, and mobile usage—over a 30-month tenure to understand how AI, real-time visibility, and coaching improve real-world fleet performance.
"The next chapter of road safety is fundamentally being written with AI," said Johan Land, SVP of Product and Engineering, Safety & AI at Samsara. "These findings confirm that AI will be the most transformative technology we've seen for road safety—actively preventing crashes at scale. Dual-facing cameras give fleets full visibility into what's happening inside and outside the cab, and when that intelligence is paired with real-time alerts and automated coaching, the results are extraordinary."
The analysis also shows that fleet safety improvements occur quickly and compound over time. Within the first six months on Samsara, fleets in aggregate saw a 48% decrease in harsh events and an 84% decrease in mobile usage; by month 30, those reductions reached 69% and 96% respectively, underscoring how intelligent feedback and visibility can reduce risk and prevent crashes before they happen.
Key findings include:
- With Samsara, fleet safety improvements occur quickly and compound over time: Within the first six months on Samsara, fleets with 175+ vehicles in aggregate see a 48% decrease in harsh events and 84% decrease in mobile usage. These improvements continue to strengthen over time; by month 30, customers see a 69% decrease in harsh events and 96% decrease in mobile usage. Larger fleets (500+ vehicles) see even greater improvements: an 84% decrease in harsh events and 98% decrease in mobile usage by 30 months.
- Fleets using Samsara's complete AI safety solution achieve the greatest impact: Customers that adopt Samsara typically experience a 35–40% aggregate reduction in crashes over time; however, fleets with 175+ vehicles that implement the full AI safety solution—including dual-facing AI dash cams, in-cab alerts, and AI coaching—see a 73% decrease over 30 months.
- Dual-facing dash cams are more than 2x as effective: When isolating safety improvements by camera type, customers who implement Dual-Facing Dash Cams see an aggregate reduction in crash rate 2x greater than customers who implement Front-Facing Dash Cams alone. Dual-Facing Dash Cams provide full visibility into both what's happening on the road and how the driver is behaving—making it possible to alert drivers to risky behaviors like drowsiness and mobile usage. This creates a highly effective feedback loop that changes driver behavior.
- Samsara customers see better CSA scores: These safety improvements deliver meaningful impact for our customers, including significant improvements in Compliance, Safety, and Accountability (CSA) scores. In aggregate, fleets with 175+ vehicles see a 43% improvement in their Unsafe Driving score, 57% improvement in their HOS Compliance score, and 83% improvement in their Controlled Substances/Alcohol score after 30 months with Samsara.
Beyond fleet-level outcomes, the report highlights regional and industry patterns that detail how geography, infrastructure, and enforcement shape risk. Canada records the lowest crash rates globally (–9%) but higher-than-baseline speeding (+38%), while Western Europe reports the lowest speeding (–61%) and the highest rate of harsh events (+65%). Mexico shows the highest mobile phone usage (+238%) and crash rate (+60%), suggesting distracted driving remains a leading risk factor in the region.
Samsara's Connected Operations Platform now processes more than 20 trillion data points annually from vehicles, equipment, and sites—offering one of the most comprehensive real-world datasets on how AI is improving safety and efficiency across physical operations.
The full Samsara Safety Report, including detailed methodology, regional benchmarks, and customer case studies from DHL, Werner Enterprises, and the City of New Orleans, is available here.
Reductions are calculated based on aggregated data over 30 months. See full methodology in the report.
About Samsara
Samsara (NYSE:IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations® Platform, which is an open platform that connects the people, devices, and systems of some of the world's most complex operations, allowing them to develop actionable insights and improve their operations. With tens of thousands of customers across North America and Europe, Samsara is a proud technology partner to the people who keep our global economy running, including the world's leading organizations across industries in transportation, construction, wholesale and retail trade, field services, logistics, manufacturing, utilities and energy, government, healthcare and education, food and beverage, and others. The company's mission is to increase the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of the operations that power the global economy.
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