Why We Built Beekeeper

by Ariel Seidman, CEO & Co-founder of Bee Maps

When we launched the first Hivemapper Dashcam, a surprising number of buyers were fleet operators. They weren’t just interested in building the global map—they were trying to fix problems their existing tools couldn’t solve.

They told us three simple things:

1. Most software built for people who operate vehicles is bloated — Too many tabs. Too many filters. Too much overhead just to figure out something obvious—like why your drivers are stuck at Gate 17 again.

2. Existing systems were glorified nanny cams distrusted by drivers

3. And worst of all, they weren’t using the data they already had. Valuable location context was going to waste.

So we built something better. That’s how Beekeeper was born.

Your Vehicles Already See the World. We Make That Useful.

If your trucks are already out there seeing things, why not use that signal?

We built Bee Maps to understand the physical world: street signs, detours, blind turns, complex delivery zones. Beekeeper runs on the same tech. It doesn’t just show you movement—it sees what your drivers see and turns it into clear, usable insight. In real time.

Where are my drivers?

Is the weigh station open and backed up?

Which delivery location has a vertical clearance problem?

Does this location delivery point have a security gate or other issues that will slow my drivers down?

You don’t need to learn a dashboard. You just ask Beekeeper.

This Isn’t AI-Enhanced. This Is AI-Built.

Real software for fleets of size should help make sense of this chaotic world and turn that into actionable information that is not a series of endless dashboards. We didn’t patch AI onto legacy code. We started from zero.

The Bee device runs advanced mapping and location intelligence models locally—capturing video, detecting meaningful events, and sending you only what matters.

No more scrubbing footage. No more false alerts. No more busywork.

It also learns how you think. The more you use it, the sharper it gets.

No tabs. No config panels. No 40-minute training videos.

Just ask it:

“Show me drivers near 123 Main.”

“Where’s the clip from yesterday’s swerving event?”

“Which stops are running behind schedule?”

That’s the interface.

No Bloat. No Fake AI.

If your current provider says “AI” but it still looks and feels like 2015, they’re bluffing.

Beekeeper is for operators who move fast in the real world and need tools that do the same.

Ready when you are: https://beemaps.com/bee/fleets