The United States Postal Service is running a limited pilot to equip about 100 mail trucks in the Washington, D.C. area with forward-facing Next Base dashcams that will continuously scan roads, signage, sidewalks and map roadways while vehicles are in drive. A USPS Labor Relations letter to the National Association of Letter Carriers’ president outlines that the cameras will be installed inside dashboards, begin recording once a vehicle departs a postal facility, will not record audio or obstruct operators’ vision, and that the pilot - expected to start Sept. 21 and run several months - will test whether vehicle-mounted cameras can help identify roadway conditions and support “community safety.”
Next Base’s hardware can record up to 4K and reliably capture license plates, though the company does not run automatic license plate reader software on these units. The Postal Service says the pilot includes privacy safeguards, requires no additional action from employees, and that findings will inform any broader deployment. USPS vehicles already carry 360-degree exterior cameras that record for limited periods; the pilot leverages the fleet’s scale and frequency of travel to potentially collect comprehensive roadway data across communities if expanded.
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