Every school day, 26 million students ride school buses in the U.S. with parents trusting their children's safety to school bus and van drivers.

In 2023, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recorded about 12,000 accidents involving school buses alone. With advances in artificial intelligence (AI), student transportation solutions are getting safer.

"When people think about AI and students, they often think of the use cases for homework or in the classroom. But AI can make a difference for student safety and wellbeing. We're proud to partner with First Student on their mission of getting millions of students to and from school safely and efficiently every day," Sanjit Biswas, co-founder and CEO of Samsara, told Newsweek .

First Student, a company that specializes in stud

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