Dashcam Tracking

A dashcam paired with GPS turns every trip into a record you can refer back to with confidence. HD footage with the time, location and speed stamped on every frame uploads to the cloud the moment something out of the ordinary happens, ready on the TG Mobile app within seconds. The household covers the car the family drives, the parent's commute, the teenager's evening run home from rugby, and the parked car at the shopping centre, all from one account.

Direct answer

Dashcam tracking from TG Tracking pairs an HD camera with a GPS tracker and a cloud video pipeline, so every trip is recorded, every incident is flagged, and every clip you need is on your phone in seconds. It is built for South African drivers who want insurance-grade evidence, family driver visibility, and a record of what actually happened when something goes wrong. See Personal solutions for the full personal range, Car Tracking and Recovery for the GPS protection that pairs with it, and AI Camera Solutions for the business equivalent at fleet scale.

What the dashcam actually does

The unit mounts on the windscreen behind the rear-view mirror. It records the road ahead in HD, stamps every frame with GPS, time and speed, and stores the rolling footage locally. When something out of the ordinary happens, the relevant clip uploads to the cloud automatically and lands in the TG Mobile app where you can watch it, download it, share it with your broker or send it straight to the insurer.

HD footage with GPS, time and speed overlay

The footage is sharp enough to read number plates in normal driving conditions, road markings in low light, and traffic signal states at intersections. Each frame carries a GPS pin, a timestamp and the vehicle's speed. That overlay is what makes the clip useful as evidence rather than just useful as a memory.

Automatic event detection

The dashcam's accelerometer and AI layer flag the events that matter without you doing anything: collisions, harsh braking, harsh acceleration, sharp cornering, and impacts while the car is parked. When an event fires, the clip either side of the incident is queued for upload. Routine driving is not uploaded; storage is reserved for the moments worth keeping.

Cloud storage and retrieval

Clips live in the cloud, not just on the SD card in the camera. That matters when the camera is damaged in the incident itself, when the car is stolen with the camera in it, or when a driver claims the footage was deleted. Retrieval is from any phone or browser logged into your account.

Parked car alerts

The camera stays awake at low power when the vehicle is parked. A bump in a shopping centre car park, an attempted break-in at home, or a hit-and-run on the kerb all trigger a recording and an alert. Most parked-car incidents go unreported because nobody saw them. With a dashcam, somebody did.

What people actually use it for

The same hardware solves a handful of distinct problems, depending on who is driving the car.

Insurance claims supported by evidence

The most common use case in this country. A dashcam with GPS, time and speed gives the broker and the insurer a shared timeline to work from, so the claim starts on solid ground. Most South African insurers accept dashcam footage as supporting evidence on a claim.

Teenage and family driver coaching

A dashcam paired with tracking gives parents a coaching record without turning every conversation into a question of memory. You see the events that mattered, the harsh brake on Jan Smuts, the speed spike on the M1, the late-night detour, and you have something specific to talk about with the new driver. Most parents review one clip together and never need to again.

Ride-share and delivery accountability

Drivers running for Uber, Bolt, Mr D, Pick n Pay asap! and similar platforms benefit from a dashcam in two directions. Forward-facing footage settles disputes with passengers and other drivers. Some configurations support an interior-facing element where the platform allows it; check your platform's policy before fitting one.

Hit-and-run and parked-car damage

The biggest win nobody buys the camera for. A trolley dent in a Mall of Africa parking bay. A scrape down the side of the car overnight in the complex visitor parking. Footage and a number plate, both stamped with location and time, turn an unreported incident into a recoverable one.

How dashcam tracking pairs with the rest of your account

A dashcam by itself records video. A dashcam paired with Car Tracking and Recovery on the same account does more: the same incident triggers both products, so a collision auto-uploads the clip and opens an alert, a theft event prioritises the parked-car footage, and the TG Mobile app shows the live location, the trip history and the relevant video in the same view. Add Asset, Hobby and Trailer Tracking and the household covers the car, the trailer behind it, and the camera watching them both.

South African context, why this matters here

South African road conditions reward driver evidence in ways many international markets do not. Hijacking attempts, smash-and-grab incidents at intersections, stop-go zones with unclear right-of-way rules, taxi behaviour at off-ramps, and the AARTO infringement system all benefit from a camera that is recording without anyone having to remember to press record. The lighting on the N1, the M1, the N2 and the N3 varies enough between suburbs that low-light performance matters. Multi-network connectivity matters because a clip uploading from a stationary parked car at 02:00 needs whichever network is currently strongest, not whichever network you signed your phone contract on.

Frequently asked questions

Record every trip on the same account as the rest

A dashcam runs alongside the family's existing car tracking and asset cover, on one login and one app. The footage is on your phone the moment something happens, and the everyday view keeps each car visible on the household map.