Patient transport specialist HATS Group has cut accident costs by 96% and accident frequency by 78% by using AI-powered video telematics.
HATS Group uses Lytx and Geotab technology to help cut costs and improve driver safety for the healthcare transportation provider
In addition, real-time driver coaching combines with fleet analytics to ensure safe driving practices – leading to a 74% improvement in seatbelt use. The video telematics also help optimise vehicle utilisation and reduce fuel consumption.
HATS Group operates a fleet of 880 ambulances, minibuses, and coaches, and has fitted them all with Lytx Surfsight AI-12 dash cameras and Geotab GO9 telematics devices.
The devices were installed in response to escalating insurance premiums. In-cab alerts are used to help drivers self-correct unsafe behaviour in real time, while providing valuable data for targeted safety training programmes.
In the four months prior to implementation, HATS Group recorded 18 incidents costing the company up to £35,000. After installing Geotab and Lytx technology, the number of incidents dropped to four over the next four-month period, with costs falling to £1,500.
At one South West London site, seatbelt usage improved by 74% within two weeks of installation, dropping from 3,500 to 900 violations.
Oliver Temple, Channel Sales Leader EMEA & APAC at Lytx, said: “With more vehicles on the road and insurance premiums rising, it’s vital that fleets prioritise safety. Traditional telematics technology doesn’t provide organisations with a full picture of why incidents are occurring, however.”
“Video solutions, like the one implemented for HATS Group, empower drivers to take action before an incident happens, while giving fleet managers the data they need to make positive changes. Video is helping fleets to become safer, more efficient and more financially sustainable in the long run.”
Peter Barnes, Head of Patient Transport for SE London at HATS Group, said: “With the technology developed by Geotab and Lytx, our drivers feel more confident behind the wheel. It also helps our control staff to be able to pick up on issues straight away and help drivers in real time when they’re on the road.”
The solution has also transformed HATS Group’s claims management process. In one instance, footage from the Geotab-integrated dash cameras helped achieve a split liability decision in a motorcycle collision that would have been ruled against HATS Group based on written reports alone.
The HATS team is now using the solution’s advanced analytics to optimise vehicle utilisation and reduce fuel consumption through improved idle time management.
