Bosch RideCare Dashcam
Being a rideshare driver can be a scary experience, and not just because of the way companies like Uber treat its drivers. With nothing but a smartphone app as their dispatcher, rideshare drivers are more or less on their own to deal with a constant stream of strangers who climb aboard for a ride—some pleasant, some not.
Bosch’s RideCare looks like a standard windshield-mounted dashcam, and works like one too, capturing footage of the road ahead so a driver has video proof in the event of an accident they didn’t cause. But the RideCare includes a second camera capturing the interior of the vehicle too, along with a discreet, wireless panic button a driver can install anywhere and press to activate an emergency call to a Bosch-run call center staffed with operators who have access to a live feed from inside the vehicle so they can assess the situation and contact emergency services if the driver is unable to do so themselves. -Andrew Liszewski
