Kickstarter campaign · launching September 2026

DRIVESENSE

The dashcam that watches the road like a co‑pilot.

Clearer every mile.

Dual HDR cameras and an automotive-grade AI processor fuse vision, GPS, and motion sensing on‑device — catching close calls, drowsy driving, and break‑ins the instant they happen. No cloud round‑trip for core alerts. No subscription required to stay protected.

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DriveSense dual-camera AI dashcam on a windshield swivel mount

SYSTEM ACTIVE

FRONT + CABIN · HDR REV. 01 · PROTOTYPE RENDER

01 · The film

See it on the road.

A short first look at DriveSense mounted and running — shot to show how quietly it disappears into your windshield.

SCENE 01 · ANAMORPHIC · CINEMA CAMERA DRIVESENSE CAMPAIGN FILM

CAMPAIGN THEME

Clearer Every Mile

02 · Why we built this

Your dashcam already saw it happen. It just didn't understand it.

The problem

Most dashcams are dumb recorders. They capture footage, but they don't know a pedestrian stepped off a curb, that you drifted out of your lane on hour six of a drive, or that someone tried your door handle in a parking lot. You only find out after you go digging through hours of clips.

What changed

Automotive-grade AI processors — the same class of silicon used in ADAS systems — are now small and cheap enough to put behind a windshield. DriveSense runs real computer vision on the device itself: no cloud round-trip, no lag between the moment something happens and the moment you're warned about it.

A dashcam that reacts in the same second the danger does — then keeps a private, permanent record if it needs to.

03 · What's inside

Eight systems, one windshield mount.

Every feature below runs on the same board, powered by the same automotive PMIC, sharing the same 5G/Wi‑Fi 6 radio.

Dual HDR Vision

Sony IMX327 front sensor and OmniVision OV2775 cabin sensor capture clean footage in direct sun and near-dark alike.

3.3V · 200mA

Collision AI

On-device vision tracks pedestrians and vehicles, estimating distance and closing speed to flag a collision before it happens.

REAL-TIME · ON-DEVICE

Driver Monitoring

The cabin camera watches for fatigue, phone use, and distraction, and speaks up through the onboard speaker before it becomes a problem.

CABIN-FACING AI

Parking Guardian

Drops into a low-power watch state when parked, waking instantly to record impacts or break-ins — no battery to swell or fade.

SUPERCAPACITOR BACKUP

5G + Wi‑Fi 6

An integrated automotive SoC with a 5G modem and Wi‑Fi 6 sends event clips and live status straight to your phone.

SNAPDRAGON AUTO SoC

NVMe-Speed Storage

A 250GB M.2 NVMe SSD keeps up with dual HDR streams — no dropped frames, no bottleneck, loop recording plus protected clips.

~40HRS LOOP

GPS + IMU

Every clip is stamped with speed, route, and g‑force from an automotive GNSS receiver and a 6-axis IMU — useful evidence if you ever need it.

u-blox ZED‑F9P

Voice + Mic Array

A dual PDM microphone array and onboard speaker handle hands-free alerts and two-way audio for parking incidents.

3.3V · 50mA

04 · Under the shell

The full hardware stack.

One PCB, one power tree, one AI processor running every model on-device.

DriveSense hardware architecture diagram showing the AI SoC, camera array, power distribution, and on-device AI capabilities

FIG. 01 — SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE SOURCE: DRIVESENSE ENGINEERING DOCS

System	Part	Role
Compute	Snapdragon Auto SA6155P–class SoC	5G modem, Wi‑Fi 6, ISP, on-device AI inference
Power	TI TPS659037 PMIC	Regulated 3.3V / 1.8V / 1.2V rails, I²C control
Power	Automotive DC‑DC + USB‑C PD	12V/24V vehicle input or USB‑C, hardwire-kit ready
Power	Supercapacitor module	Graceful shutdown on power loss — no lithium cell to degrade
Vision	Sony IMX327 / OmniVision OV2775	Front road + cabin HDR sensors
Storage	Kingston A2000 250GB NVMe SSD	Loop recording + protected event clips
Positioning	u‑blox ZED‑F9P GNSS	Route, speed, and location stamping
Motion	Bosch BMI270 IMU	Impact and g‑force detection
Audio	2× Infineon IM69D130 + speaker	PDM mic array, voice alerts, two-way audio
Cellular	Push-pull nano-SIM holder	5G/4G connectivity for remote clip access
Enclosure	3D-printed ABS/PETG shells	M3 brass heat-set inserts, VHB windshield mount, swivel ball joint

05 · Open by design

We publish the whole build.

DriveSense isn't a sealed black box. Every part, wire, and mounting screw is documented — from raw components to a finished unit.

FABRICATION

Print & prep

3D-print the enclosure shells and mounts, set heat-set inserts, deburr and test-fit.

WIRING

Power & signal

Solder the power tree, wire the SoC to cameras, GPS, IMU, mic array, and storage.

BRING-UP

Power on & verify

Check rail voltages, flash firmware, confirm I²C, camera streams, and radio links.

ASSEMBLY

Close it up

Mount every module to the plate, route cables, seal the enclosure, ship.

Full bill of materials, published.

Every component, supplier link, and estimated cost is public — so backers can verify our engineering, source parts themselves, or build a unit from scratch.

Get the Open Hardware Kit

06 · Back this project

Choose your pledge.

Early-bird hardware tiers are limited. Digital tiers ship as soon as the campaign funds.

The Road Crew

Chip in to help us hit the road. You'll get every campaign update and your name in the credits.

All backer updates
Name in the credits

No physical reward

Open Hardware KitDigital

$39

Everything you need to build your own: full CAD/STL files, complete BOM with vendor links, firmware source, and the assembly guide.

3D-printable enclosure files
Full BOM + wiring diagrams
Firmware source + build guide

Est. delivery Oct 2026

Early Bird DriveSenseLimited · 300

$249

One fully assembled DriveSense — front and cabin camera, windshield mount, hardwire kit, 250GB onboard storage.

Assembled DriveSense unit
Windshield swivel mount
Automotive hardwire kit
250GB NVMe storage

Est. delivery Feb 2027

DriveSense

$299

The standard assembled unit, same hardware as early bird, general availability.

Assembled DriveSense unit
Windshield swivel mount
Automotive hardwire kit
250GB NVMe storage

Est. delivery Mar 2027

DriveSense + Install Kit

$349

The full unit plus a premium hardwire kit, a spare adhesive mount, and a year of cloud clip backup.

Everything in DriveSense
Premium hardwire kit
Spare VHB windshield mount
12 months cloud clip backup

Est. delivery Mar 2027

Founders Garage5-Pack

$1,349

Five assembled units for fleets and rideshare drivers, with priority support during rollout.

5× assembled DriveSense units
5× hardwire kits
Priority email support

Est. delivery Apr 2027

07 · Roadmap

From campaign close to your windshield.

SEP 2026

Campaign live

DriveSense launches on Kickstarter.

OCT 2026

Funding closes

Open Hardware Kit backers receive CAD, BOM, and firmware files.

DEC 2026

Design freeze & certification

DVT units go through FCC/CE and automotive EMC testing.

FEB 2027

Early-bird units ship

First 300 assembled DriveSense units go out to backers.

APR 2027

Mass production ramps

Full production run begins for remaining hardware tiers.

JUN 2027

General fulfillment

All remaining backer hardware ships.

08 · Risks & challenges

What could slow us down.

Component lead times

Automotive-grade sensors and 5G modules can have long lead times. We've priced first-batch parts into the budget and identified second-source suppliers for the highest-risk components.

Certification

FCC/CE and automotive EMC testing takes real calendar time and can surface layout changes late. We've built a buffer into the December 2026 design-freeze milestone to absorb it.

On-device AI tuning

Collision prediction and driver-monitoring models need real-world driving data to reach the accuracy we want. We're running the beta batch as a live tuning pass before mass production.

You can watch us work

Because the full BOM, wiring diagrams, and assembly guide are public, backers aren't just trusting our word on progress — you can check the engineering documents against what ships.

09 · FAQ

Before you pledge.

Does DriveSense require a subscription?

No. Core safety alerts — collision warnings, driver-fatigue detection, and Parking Guardian — run entirely on-device. An optional cloud tier adds automatic clip backup and remote live-view over 5G/Wi‑Fi.

Will it fit my car?

Yes. DriveSense hardwires into any 12V or 24V fuse box using the included kit, or runs off USB‑C power delivery. The windshield mount uses a swivel ball joint so you can angle both cameras precisely.

How much footage can it store?

The 250GB NVMe SSD holds roughly 40 hours of loop-recorded HDR footage. Protected event clips are saved to a separate partition so they're never overwritten by loop recording.

Is the hardware really open?

Every part, connection, and mounting screw in DriveSense is published: full bill of materials, wiring diagrams, and 3D-printable enclosure files. Build one yourself with the Open Hardware Kit, or use it to hold us accountable to what we ship.

When will it ship?

Digital Open Hardware Kit backers receive files right after the campaign funds in October 2026. Assembled units begin shipping to early-bird backers in February 2027, with general fulfillment by June 2027 — see the full roadmap above.

10 · Stay connected

Let's talk before launch.

Get campaign updates the moment they go out, or send us a message directly — we read every one.

Ready when you are

Help us put an AI co‑pilot behind every windshield.

Every pledge — from $1 to a fleet of five — moves DriveSense from prototype to production.

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