3.10 March 2022

This Release Notes document describes the following details for version 3.10 of the AI-12 dashcam:

New features

This new release includes the following new features:

Road-facing Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) alerting

We are now introducing road-facing ADAS alerting. For this release specifically, the dashcam now alerts on possible tailgating events - cases where you are driving too close to the vehicle in front of you.

To ensure the dashcam identifies tailgating with maximum accuracy, users first need to calibrate the dashcam. You can calibrate:

You can prepare for calibration by taking the following measurements ahead of time, in centimeters or inches:

  • the dashcam height from the ground

  • the dashcam offset, measured from the center of the windshield

  • the width of the rear axle of the vehicle, measured from the outer edges of each tire

For more details, take a look at the ADAS calibration preparation article.

Tailgating event

SUR-3224 and SUR-3049

The Surfsight® dashcam identifies tailgating events by estimating time-to-collision (TTC) and comparing the estimated TTC to pre-defined limits. TTC is estimated based on the distance of the vehicle in front of yours in relation to the speed of your vehicle, which the dashcam detects continuously whenever the vehicle is moving. When the driver exceeds these TTC limits, and based on our proprietary algorithms, the dashcam creates an event and sends visual and audio alerts. The pre-defined limits are calculated according to three new parameters that the user can configure.

The parameters and their default values are as in the following table:

Calibration from your AI-12 dashcam

SSUI-1873

Users can calibrate from the settings menu of the dashcam itself.

Calibration through the API

SUR-3593 and SUR-3594

Users can send API calls to manage their road-facing ADAS calibration as follows:

Users can request images to assist in calibrating tailgating events through the GET /devices/{imei}/adas-calibration-images API call. You can request between one and ten images. The default is set to ten.

Once you select an image from the options retrieved, you use that image to measure certain parameters needed in the PUT /devices/{imei}/calibrate-adas API call.

Users can set and update their ADAS calibration parameters through the PUT /devices/{imei}/calibrate-adas API call. This calibration enables tailgating events for your dashcam.

The parameters include the:

  • height of the dashcam from the ground

    Important

    The dashcam must be installed at least 1.6 meters above the ground.

  • distance of the dashcam from the center of the windshield

  • rear axle width of the vehicle, from the outside of one tire to the outside of the other

  • lowest point on the y-axis of the selected image where you don't see the vehicle front or dashboard

  • four points (x, y) marking the edges of the left and right lanes in the selected image

Calibration with the reusable component

You can integrate calibration functionality by implementing a React component. This is the same component that we use in our Partner Portal.

For more information about the React component, see our guide in the Developer Portal.

Calibration from the Partner Portal

SUR-4009

Users can now calibrate their dashcam for road-facing ADAS via the Partner Portal.

Enriched event metadata

SUR-1758 & SUR-4204

All risky driving events now include the following metadata:

  • timestamp, in Unix format

  • speed, in meters per second

  • g-force on the x, y, and z axes, in meters per second squared

The information is sampled every 100 milliseconds of an event, which is 10 seconds long (5 seconds before the event is triggered until 5 seconds after). This comes to a total of 100 measurements per event.

This metadata is included in the following events:

  • De-acceleration

  • Acceleration

  • Sharp left turn

  • Sharp right turn

  • Speed limit

  • Vibration

  • Distracted driving

  • Smoking

  • Food and drink

  • Cell phone use

  • Driver unbelted

  • G-sensor regular

  • G-sensor high

  • Possible accident

  • Tailgating

In the API, the events with this new metadata appear similar to:

"id": 215218413,            
    "eventType": "tailgating",            
    "metadata":[
        {
            "x": -0.7766926884651184,
            "y": 1.043716311454773,
            "z": 0.2895919382572174,
            "time": 1637907799777,
            "speed": 13.319999694824219
        },
        {
            "x": -0.876927375793457,
            "y": 1.01749849319458,
            "z": 0.22693347930908203,
            "time": 1637907799881,
            "speed": 13.319999694824219
        },
        {
            "x": -0.9494592547416687,
            "y": 1.0374133586883545,
            "z": 0.10973739624023438,
            "time": 1637907799980,
            "speed": 13.319999694824219
        }], //******** This repeats up to 100 times
            but is concatenated for the sake of documentation
    "lat": 32.17834621,            
    "lon": 34.92789065,            
    "speed": 47.95199890136719,            
    "status": "new",            
    "severity": 3,            
    "eventComments": [],            
    "time": "2021-11-26T06:23:24.000Z",            
    "files":[                
        {                    
            "cameraId": 1,                    
            "fileId": "1637907804",                    
            "fileType": "video"                
        },                
        {                    
            "cameraId": 2,                    
            "fileId": "1637907804",                    
            "fileType": "video"                
        }            
    ]

When viewing event videos in the Surfsight Portal, users can now see an accelerometer line chart below the video itself.

The parameters of the chart include:

  • FWD - x-axis

  • LAT - y-axis

  • GPS speed - speed

SUR-4204.png

SD card encryption

Users can now encrypt recording files on the SD cards of devices.

SUR-2374

Each recording file is independently encrypted using a password and an AES algorithm that is supported in FIPS 140-2. The password must be set by the user through the Surfsight Portal or through the API and can be 16, 24, or 32 characters in length.

Important

Encryption must be set on an empty SD card.

Important

Encryption only works on videos recorded with 720p resolution or below.

When first setting up encryption, it must be done from the Surfsight Portal or through the API with the PUT /devices/{imei}/device-config call.

Once enabled, the encryption can then be disabled from the dashcam, from the portal, or through the API.

New events

The following new events are now available:

G-force events

SUR-3021

Gravitational force (g-force) is a measure of acceleration and deacceleration based on the values for the x, y, and z axes. When a vehicle accelerates quickly or turns suddenly, more g-force is felt. A higher g-force can indicate risky driving.

There are now three new events that are triggered when the g-force of your vehicle is higher than it should be including:

  • G-sensor regular - indicates that the g-force is higher than normal

  • G-sensor high - indicates that the g-force is even higher than that

  • Possible accident - indicates a possible collision from very high g-force

The thresholds for these events are described in the following table:

Event

Vehicle

X-axis value

Y-axis value

Z-axis value

G-sensor regular

Private vehicle

750

750

2000

Van

950

950

2000

Trailer

1150

1150

2000

G-sensor high

Private vehicle

1050

1050

2300

Van

1200

1200

2300

Trailer

1450

1450

2000

Possible accident

Private vehicle, van, trailer

2500

2500

2500

Lens obstruction event

SUR-2631

When the view from the in-cab lens is completely obstructed for more than 10 seconds, a new Obstruction event is now reported in the system.

If the lens remains obstructed, one event is created every hour for the duration of that trip or until the lens is unobstructed. If the lens is unobstructed and then gets obstructed again, a new event is created.

Wrong PIN Code event

SUR-2846

When an incorrect PIN is entered 3 times consecutively in 3 minutes (both for administrators and drivers), a new event, Wrong PIN Code, is sent to the system.

Enhancements

This section describes enhancements we've made to existing features for this release.

Additional APN support - SUR-3726

Additional Access Point Names (APNs) have been added to the firmware, enabling automatic configuration of SIM cards that originate from several leading service providers. This enables users to use their own data plan with the dashcams by simply plugging their SIM card in and powering up the device (plug and play).

More secure PIN codes - DC-23

The dashcam PIN keypad now has the numbers 0 through 9 instead of just 0 through 4. You can use these digits to create a more secure PIN code.

dashcam_adasCalib_pinKeypad

Improved translations - DC-49

The quality of translation in European languages in our dashcam menu has been improved.

Fixed items

The following table outlines known issues that we have resolved for this release.

Issue ID

Problem

Resolution

SUR-3727

Some users were receiving a bandwithAlarm event every 10 seconds, claiming that they had gone over their limit of data usage. These constant events were creating a load on the dashcam and disrupting other functions.

The bandwithAlarm event is no longer in use.

DC-43

A user was getting email notifications for old or non-existent events.

The issue has been resolved, and the user is no longer receiving these notifications.

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