Samsara’s Safety Report is a global benchmark analysis based on anonymized and aggregated data from thousands of fleets around the world. The findings reveal a gradual shift in AI-driven operational performance. Vehicles fully equipped with Samsara AI safety solutions, including dual-sided AI drive recorders, self-driving in-cabin alerts, and AI driver coaching, have seen crash rates decrease by up to 75% over a combined 30-month period, nearly double the reduction typically seen by Samsara customers.
The report analyzes data from more than 2,600 fleets in North America, the United Kingdom, Western Europe, and Mexico, benchmarking key safety outcomes such as accident rates, severe events, speeding, and mobile usage over 30 months to understand how AI, real-time visibility, and coaching improve real-world fleet performance.
“The next chapter in road safety is fundamentally written by AI,” said Johan Land, Samsara’s senior vice president of product and engineering, safety and AI. “These findings confirm that AI will be the most transformative technology we have ever seen in road safety, proactively preventing large-scale crashes.Double-sided cameras give vehicles a complete view of what is happening inside and outside the cab, and when that intelligence is combined with real-time alerts and automated coaching, the results are amazing.”
This analysis also shows that improvements in vehicle safety occur rapidly and increase over time. Within the first six months of Samsara, we saw a 48% reduction in severe events and an 84% reduction in mobile usage across our fleet. By month 30, the reductions reached 69% and 96%, respectively, highlighting how intelligent feedback and visibility can reduce risk and proactively prevent crashes.
Key findings include:
• With Samsara, fleet safety improvements occur rapidly and become more complex over time. Within the first six months of implementing Samsara, fleets totaling over 175 vehicles saw a 48% reduction in severe events and an 84% reduction in mobile usage. These improvements will continue to increase over time. By month 30, customers saw a 69% reduction in severe events and a 96% reduction in mobile usage. Larger fleets (500+ vehicles) saw even greater improvements, with severe events decreasing by 84% and mobile usage decreasing by 98% by 30 months.
• Vehicles using Samsara’s complete AI safety solution achieve maximum effectiveness. Customers who adopt Samsara typically experience a 35-40% total reduction in incidents over time. However, over 175 vehicles that implemented a complete AI safety solution, including dual-sided AI dashcams, in-vehicle alerts, and AI coaching, saw a 73% reduction over 30 months.
• Double-sided dash cams are more than twice as effective: When the safety improvements are separated by camera type, customers who deploy double-sided dash cams see a reduction in total crash rates that is twice that of those who deploy only front-facing dash cams. Double-sided dash cams give you a complete picture of what’s happening on the road and how drivers are behaving, so they can alert drivers to dangerous behaviors such as drowsiness or mobile use. This creates a highly effective feedback loop that changes driver behavior.
Beyond fleet-level results, this report focuses on regional and industry patterns detailing how geography, infrastructure, and enforcement shape risk. Canada has one of the lowest accident rates globally (-9%), but higher speeding violations than baseline (+38%). Western Europe, on the other hand, reported the lowest speeding violations (-61%) and highest severe accident rates (+65%). Mexico has the highest rates of mobile phone use (+238%) and accident rates (+60%), suggesting that distracted driving remains a major risk factor in the region.
Samsara’s Connected Operations Platform currently processes more than 20 trillion data points annually from vehicles, equipment, and job sites, providing one of the most comprehensive real-world datasets on how AI is improving safety and efficiency across physical operations.
