Security News > 2021 > September > Amazon Driver-Surveillance Cameras Roll Out, Sparking Debate

Drivers working for Amazon Delivery Service Partners are increasingly under constant surveillance for safe driving, monitored by artificial intelligence which awards them a score and generates voice reminders for safe driving.

Drivers who spoke to Vice's Motherboard complained the tech is too sensitive, often wrong and making their jobs miserable - and not to mention, taking money out of their paycheck.

Amazon spokeswoman Alexandra Miller told Threatpost if the choice is between a few unhappy drivers and improved safety, it's an easy call - safety wins.

Drivers running stop signs and red lights fell by 77 percent; and distracted driving went down 75 percent.

At the end of the week, Amazon assigns each driver a rating based on several data points, including the Netradyne data, Vice reported.

Miller said she isn't aware of Amazon losing drivers because of the new program.

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