New Thermal Dash Cam Sees in Total Darkness

Night driving is where surprises live. Deer step out. A cyclist has no lights. A pedestrian appears at the edge of your low beams. A thermal dash cam is built for that moment, because it doesn’t care if the road is pitch black.

At CES 2026, Vantrue showed the Pilot 2, a three-camera dash cam setup with an extra thermal module and a big touchscreen. In Tom’s Guide’s CES dash cam roundup, the Pilot 2 is pitched as a do-it-all screen up front, with a 6.25-inch display and wireless Apple CarPlay/Android...