Mobile device usage monitoring for commercial vehicle fleet management

A driver monitoring system, comprising:

• a gaze tracking system including a plurality of cameras the gaze tracking system being configured to record images of a driver within a cabin of a vehicle and determine a gaze direction of the driver using the recorded images;
• and
• a controller in communication with the gaze tracking camera and configured to:
• detect a potential distracted driving event based on the gaze direction of the driver deviating from a predefined alert driver area for an amount of time exceeding a predefined time threshold.

A method of monitoring a driver, comprising:

• recording images of a driver within a cabin of a vehicle using a driver monitoring system including at least two cameras including a first camera and a second camera, each of the first camera and the second camera being incorporated into a mirror replacement monitor;
• detecting an anomalous driving event of the vehicle based on input from at least one vehicle sensor;
• obtaining at least two particular images from the driver monitoring system depicting the driver during the anomalous event each of the at least two particular images being from a distinct camera in the at least two cameras;
• and
• performing at least one of transmitting the particular images to a fleet manager and storing the particular images in a local repository of anomalous driving images.