{"id":53795,"date":"2016-03-18T16:00:38","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T16:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=53795"},"modified":"2016-03-18T16:00:38","modified_gmt":"2016-03-18T16:00:38","slug":"nexar-turn-your-iphone-into-a-smart-dash-cam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/03\/nexar-turn-your-iphone-into-a-smart-dash-cam\/","title":{"rendered":"Nexar: turn your iPhone into a smart dash cam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Hard-brake-1200x675.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-53796\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Hard-brake-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"Hard-brake-1200x675\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Hard-brake-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Hard-brake-1200x675-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Hard-brake-1200x675-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Hard-brake-1200x675-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Hard-brake-1200x675-730x410.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dash cams are brilliant. They provide a practical, legal record of what you see on the road, and they\u2019re invaluable if you get into a crash. But not everyone can afford a dedicated dash cam\u2026 so what if you could use your iPhone instead? That\u2019s the idea behind Nexar, an \u2018AI\u2019 dash cam that provides automatic incident recording, cautionary information and much more. Let\u2019s take a closer look at the app!<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf--p\">So what do Nexar mean by \u2018AI\u2019? Basically, the app uses the iPhone\u2019s processing power, camera and sensors to understand the world around it. It can read signs, identify license plates and track the trajectory of other cars.\u00a0That&#8217;s a big step beyond passive video recording <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/by-type\/dash-cams\">dash cams<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf--p\">To get started, you\u2019ll need to get your iPhone mounted on your dashboard or windscreen, giving your phone a clear view of the road ahead. (We\u2019ve got a good selection of <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/apple\/iphone\/car-holders\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/apple\/iphone\/car-holders\">iPhone car holders here<\/a>.) Once that vital step is complete, just open the app and go through the fast initial setup process.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='730' height='441' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YqSDRqBimgM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;'><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"graf--p\">After that, things are largely automatic. The app will automatically start recording as your car starts moving, and if you brake suddenly or get hit, the app will detect the event and save a recording of the time around the event. It even provides a 3D reconstruction, based on your phone\u2019s telemetry data, to show where and how hard your car was hit in an accident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf--p\">You can also tap the screen to indicate that something\u2019s happened; maybe an illegal overtake ahead that you want to get on the record. The app automatically records the license plates of designated \u2018bad drivers\u2019, and in the future should be able to alert you when it detects a bad driver in its field of view.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf--p\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/screen-shot-2015-05-14-at-6-13-56-am.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-53815\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53815\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/screen-shot-2015-05-14-at-6-13-56-am.png\" alt=\"screen-shot-2015-05-14-at-6-13-56-am\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/screen-shot-2015-05-14-at-6-13-56-am.png 640w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/screen-shot-2015-05-14-at-6-13-56-am-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/screen-shot-2015-05-14-at-6-13-56-am-450x252.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"graf--p\">\n<p class=\"graf--p\">If you\u2019re an Uber driver, then Nexar has another useful feature: You can activate an internal camera to record your passengers, ensuring that you have a record of their activities if they become unruly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf--p\">Nexar have done well to keep updating their app with new features, too. Recently, they added Waze support, closely integrating the crowd-sourced navigation app within Nexar. You can even start a Waze journey without even opening the Waze app, doing it all within Nexar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf--p\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/license-plate.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-53814\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/license-plate.png\" alt=\"license plate\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/license-plate.png 640w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/license-plate-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/license-plate-450x250.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"graf--p\">Nexar is <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/nexar\/id996931497?mt=8\" data-href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/nexar\/id996931497?mt=8\">available for free<\/a> on the App Store; no subscription is required. If you\u2019re after a free dash cam and you have a recent iPhone, this is definitely one of the best options on the market. An Android version is coming soon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf--p\">What do you think of Nexar? Try it out and let us know in the comments below. You can also contact us on Twitter or Facebook, as usual. Thanks for checking out the article and we\u2019ll see you later!<\/p>\n\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.27.4 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad1\" id=\"quads-ad1\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px 0 0px 0;text-align:center;\">\n<div id=\"bari-widget\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dash cams are brilliant. They provide a practical, legal record of what you see on the road, and they\u2019re invaluable if you get into a crash. But not everyone can afford a dedicated dash cam\u2026 so what if you could use your iPhone instead? That\u2019s the idea behind Nexar, an \u2018AI\u2019 dash cam that provides automatic incident recording, cautionary information and much more. Let\u2019s take a closer look at the app!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":53814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[155],"tags":[8546,7853],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53795"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/78"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53795"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53816,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53795\/revisions\/53816"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}