Cars launched by the Peugeot and Citroen brands in the future are set to include an in-built HD dashcam as a standard feature.
Groupe PSA, which oversees both the Peugeot and Citroen brands and is known alternatively as PSA Peugeot Citroen, has announced a tie-up with the American technology company Garmin just prior the start of CES 2017 – a tech-focused exhibit held in Las Vegas.
The recently introduced new Citroen C3 supermini already includes a dashcam called ConnectedCAM as standard, but future models from Citroen and Peugeot will get a Garmin Intelligent Driving Video Recorder (IDVR).
Garmin’s IDVR is installed directly behind the rear-view mirror in order to film footage in high detail and incorporate advance safety systems such as lane departure and forward collision warnings. The IDVR dashcam is already available in the new Peugeot 3008 SUV.
The IDVR stores recorded footage with details including date, time and speed on a microSD card. The device can save footage automatically if an impact is detected by a particular signal on the unit.
The ConnectedCAM device found on the latest Citroen C3 already allows drivers to upload the dashcam footage via an app and share on social media and similar abilities will in all likelihood come with the IDVR device in future Peugeots and Citroens.
