The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) and CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM) have joined forces to establish the new CamScore program. Also known as the Dashcam Safety Score Card program, the new initiative is meant to help users make more informed decisions when considering a dashcam for their vehicles.
While the program’s exact methodology was not detailed in today’s joint announcement, MIROS and CSM said that a dashcam that goes through CamScore would be assessed according to several different factors including their basic and advanced features. If available, their Advanced Driving Assistance System (ADAS) features would also play a role in determining their final CamScore ratings which has a maximum score of 5.00.
In addition to that, 15 models have also received a four-star rating and 19 others were rated as three-star dashcams. Out of the 40 dashcams, only one product received a two-star rating although its score was just 0.04 points away from becoming a three-star model.
It is also not clear whether CamScore will be made mandatory for dashcam manufacturers but since it is being referred to as a consumerism program, we doubt that though. Nevertheless, we reckoned that CamScore came at the right time as dashcam has started to become an essential accessory for vehicle owners out there.
