Everything a driver needs.
Tablet. Push-to-talk. Dash cam.
A rugged tablet that runs the whole route, from navigation and push-to-talk to inspections and conduct reports, paired with the Vision dash cam, a separate camera that has the driver's back on the road.
Three tools, one platform
Bus Guardian is a triad.
The tablet consolidates the route, push-to-talk, inspections, and conduct reports onto one device and one rate plan. The Vision dash cam is a separate piece of hardware that works right alongside it.
The tablet
The rugged screen that runs the route: navigation, time & attendance, inspections, seating charts, discipline forms, messaging, and onboard training.
See the tablet → NEWPush-to-talk
Our newest capability, running right on the tablet. Instant voice between drivers and dispatch over the bus's existing connection, with no towers to maintain.
See push-to-talk →Vision dash cam
AI cameras that exonerate the driver after an accident, flag risky behavior, and power a real coaching program.
See Vision →Pillar 01 · The tablet
One tablet. The whole job.
Every tool the driver needs, consolidated on the rugged tablet in the cab. No clipboard, no second radio, no paper forms.
Pillar 02 · Push-to-talk New
One button back to dispatch. From anywhere.
Our newest capability, built right into the tablet. Push-to-talk replaces aging two-way radio with instant voice over the same connection that already runs Bus Guardian.
Every bus becomes a radio
Powered by Zello, push-to-talk reaches every driver, dispatcher, and route over the cellular connection already on the bus. No towers to build, license, or repair.
A real mic in the driver's hand
The Stone Mountain handheld speaker-mic is sealed to IP68 and MIL-STD-810H, pushes 116 dB over engine noise, and carries a hardware talk button plus a dedicated emergency button.
Dispatch on every channel
Operations positions get a base-station setup, a dispatch license, desktop speaker-mic, and charger, so the people coordinating the fleet are on the same instant network as the drivers.
Recorded and accountable
Fleetwide voice is recorded, so there is a record of what was said when it matters. And when a voice call is not appropriate, drivers and dispatch text alongside PTT.
PTT that knows your routes
Because Synovia already holds your routes, assignments, and live vehicle groups, push-to-talk becomes route-aware: talk to a route, a school, or a zone, not just a channel list.
Grows with the fleet
Already running Bus Guardian? PTT lights up on the tablet in the cab. Activity buses, away games, and late runs add it any time, a tablet and a mic, not a reinstall.
Pillar 03 · Vision dash cam
From incident to resolved, in minutes.
When something happens on the road, Vision gives you the whole story. Inward- and outward-facing AI cameras capture the event, put the footage in your hands fast, and help you close the incident and protect your driver, instead of chasing accounts days later.
Capture
The moment it happens, AI detects the event, distracted or drowsy driving, a collision, harsh braking, speeding, or tailgating, and records inward and outward video from nine seconds before through five to six after. The driver can hit SOS to lock the clip.
Review
Minutes later, not days. Pull the exact clip from the cloud instead of downloading an SD card off the bus. Bookmarked clips are retained for six months, so the footage is there when you need it.
Resolve
Close the incident with proof. Clear, timestamped video shows what really happened, exonerating your driver, discrediting false claims, and settling the question in one conversation.
Coach
Turn events into training. Staff review curated video to coach drivers and reinforce safe habits over time, developing drivers, not catching them out.
Complete the platform
Bus Guardian works best with the rest of Synovia.
Fleet Guardian
Everything the driver captures flows to dispatch: live location, plan-vs-actual, and the Dispatch Monitor that keeps every route covered.
Explore Fleet Guardian →Student Guardian
The ridership scans the driver makes become confirmed student safety for districts and live updates for parents in Here Comes the Bus.
Explore Student Guardian →Put Bus Guardian in your drivers' hands.
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