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Samsara announced three new purpose-built AI solutions to help government agencies and community organizations deliver critical services to constituents. Public sector organizations, from state and local government to K-12 school districts, can now leverage real-time data and AI to improve public safety, drive operational efficiencies, and build resilient infrastructure for long-term community success. Built on Samsara's network of billions of data points from vehicles across 99% of major U.S. roads, Ground Intelligence helps public works teams detect urgent conditions such as potholes and severe weather, before accidents occur. Public sector leaders today struggle to track which services have been delivered, such as whether a trash pickup occurred. Waste Intelligence leverages Samsara's AI multicam video footage to give waste management teams the visibility to answer those questions with confidence. School districts have long relied on paper rosters, driver memory, and manual processes, creating dangerous gaps in rider safety and serious liability exposure. Ridership Management replaces those processes with a real-time digital manifest that tracks every rider from onboarding to drop-off.

Samsara announced International Motors as the newest original equipment manufacturer, OEM, in its Pre-Delivery Installation, PDI, program. Now, International will upfit new International trucks and IC Bus school buses with Samsara devices at its Truck Specialty Centers, TSC, and Custom Bus Center, CBC, locations, eliminating weeks of post-delivery downtime for truck and bus fleets across North America. "At First Student, safety is a core value and a way of life, and caring for students is at the heart of everything we do," said John Kenning, CEO and President of First Student, a Samsara and IC Bus customer. "As the largest student transportation provider in the world with a fleet of nearly 49,000 vehicles, integrating AI-enabled safety technology directly at the point of manufacture allows us to build a fully connected, safety-first fleet from day one. As we continue scaling our First Student HALO technology platform, this approach helps us anticipate risks, support our drivers, and deliver the safest, most reliable transportation experience so students arrive ready to achieve their full potential."