1. The Claims That Actually Threaten Gig Drivers
The gig-driver claim profile is distinct: parking-lot contact (constant low-speed movement in crowded lots), the 'your door hit my car' accusation (parking mode + side coverage settles it), food-safety and missing-order disputes (the cabin camera shows the sealed bag entering the customer's hands), and the road incident where the other driver changes their story (the core dash cam case). Each claim type maps to a camera channel: front, parking, cabin.
- Lot contact claims → parking mode
- 'You clipped me' → multi-channel coverage
- Order disputes → cabin channel
- Road incidents → dual-channel evidence
2. The Cabin Camera Is the Gig Advantage
Private drivers rarely need interior recording; delivery drivers genuinely do — not for surveillance but for the order-disputes that platforms arbitrate on video evidence. The G12's infrared cabin channel (3-channel with IR, pricing) records the handoff and the car's interior in full darkness — which closes the 'never delivered' and 'damaged order' disputes that cost drivers their rating. Audio: keep it on in one-party states, off in two-party states (California, Washington and a dozen others — check our state guide before enabling).
- IR cabin records handoffs in darkness
- Closes 'never delivered' disputes
- Mic toggle per state consent law
3. Power for a 10-Hour Shift
Gig shifts kill dash cams that were specced for commutes. The shift-proof setup: 12V or hardwire power (never battery), supercapacitor for the constant in-out heat cycling of a delivery route, and the largest card the camera takes (128-256GB) — a 10-hour shift at 3-channel writes what a commuter writes in three days. Loop recording plus medium G-sensitivity keeps the card healthy through the week; format monthly.
- Supercap + wired power for all-day duty
- 128-256GB card for shift-length writing
- Medium G-sensitivity, monthly format
4. Platform Rules and Insurance Reality
All major gig platforms allow dash cams — Uber's guidance explicitly supports them, and DoorDash/Instacart have no prohibition; interior recording falls under the same state consent rules as rideshare. On insurance: commercial-use gaps are the gig driver's real exposure (personal policies often exclude delivery work) — which makes the camera doubly valuable, since the footage you bring to the claim is the only part of the process you control. Some gig-focused insurers now discount camera-equipped vehicles.
- Platforms allow cams; interior follows state consent law
- Footage is your lever in platform arbitration
- Check the commercial-use gap in your policy
5. The Fleet Note: Small Delivery Operators
Drivers who scale from gig to a 2-5 van operation are our core small-fleet customers: the same G12/TM line scales, 4G units add dispatcher live view, and CMSV6 reporting keeps the small fleet insurable. Wholesale from MOQ 1 piece with the delivery-operator sheet — and a tip from our partners: the counter pitch to gig drivers is 'your rating is your income; the cabin cam defends it.' It converts.