Last Updated on January 15, 2026 by Staff Attorney
Artificial intelligence is the wave of the future. Many products people in Las Vegas use every day incorporate AI, from “Hey Siri” to Amazon’s Alexa, to intelligent vacuums, and self-driving cars. Now, trucking companies are deploying AI safety systems to reduce crashes. But here’s what matters to injury victims: when AI prevents accidents, it also creates evidence and when companies ignore AI warnings, it proves negligence. Certain companies have begun incorporating artificial intelligence into motor vehicles to make them safer. One recent collaboration has developed automated software that aims to prevent truck accidents.
Volvo Trucks North America has partnered with behavioral researchers to develop AI that predicts human actions on roadways. Using human intuition artificial intelligence, the system analyzes road users’ body language—eye contact, posture, head movement—to alert drivers of distracted or unaware pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists. From a litigation perspective, this data stream becomes critical evidence: if a trucker ignores a system alert and causes a crash, the company’s own AI proves they knew the risk and failed to act.
The software is in development to analyze the eye contact, posture, head motion, and physical orientation of others on the road to detect what they may be doing. The software use take the data to signal to the trucker if the people around them are distracted and/or aware of their surroundings. The objective is to keep truckers on high-alert to better position themselves on the roadways to avoid potential accidents from happening.
As the technology is still in its beginning phase of development, it remains unknown whether or not this new technology will become commonplace. However, as things currently stand, truck drivers are on their own when it comes to anticipating the actions of others on the road.
Truckers have a legal duty of care to operate vehicles safely. When drivers engage in distracted driving, fatigue driving, or impaired driving and ignore AI warnings designed to flag these behaviors they breach that duty. Trucking companies have an additional duty to maintain functioning safety equipment and train drivers to respond to AI alerts. When a company disables, ignores, or fails to maintain AI safety systems, they’re negligent. In injury cases involving trucks equipped with AI safety tech, juries now expect companies to use that technology—and punish them if they don’t.
What Personal Injury Lawyers Need to Know About AI Safety Data
AI dashcams, fatigue-monitoring systems, and collision-avoidance alerts create a digital record of every decision the trucker made or didn’t make. In discovery, you can request: (1) dashcam/telematics footage showing the crash sequence, (2) driver-monitoring logs (distraction, fatigue alerts), (3) automatic emergency braking (AEB) event data, (4) Electronic Logging Device (ELD) records showing hours of service violations, and (5) maintenance records revealing whether the AI safety system was operational or disabled. A company that had functioning AI safety tech but didn’t act on alerts is essentially admitting negligence.
Common Questions About AI, Truck Crashes, and Your Rights
Q: Can I use AI dashcam footage as evidence in my truck accident case?
A: Yes. The video/telematics data belongs to the trucking company and must be preserved immediately. Send a spoliation letter within days of the crash to prevent data deletion. Volvo’s AI records are discoverable in litigation.
Q: What if the truck had AI safety technology but didn’t prevent the crash?
A: This is powerful evidence of company negligence. If the system detected a hazard, alerted the driver, and the driver ignored it (or the company disabled the feature), that creates liability for negligent retention or training.
Q: How long are AI safety logs kept?
A: Usually 30–90 days unless preserved. Fleet managers often auto-delete to save storage. This is why a fast preservation letter is critical.
What to Do After a Truck Accident Involving AI-Equipped Vehicles
If you’ve been injured by a truck with AI safety systems, time is critical. Immediately send a preservation letter to the trucking company demanding they preserve: dashcam footage, telematics, ELDs, driver-monitoring data, and maintenance records. These documents will show whether the company had functioning safety tech and whether the driver ignored warnings.
The Injury Firm | Las Vegas represents accident victims against negligent trucking companies. We specialize in cases involving fleet safety failures, including ignored or disabled AI safety systems. Our team knows how to obtain, interpret, and present telematics and AI data in court. For a free case review, contact us at 702-514-1414 or visit our truck accident attorney page. We handle cases throughout Nevada.
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