Build Courses
in Minutes
Build Courses
in Minutes
Led the end-to-end design of Samsara’s course authoring and publishing experience, enabling coaches to create high-impact training in minutes with AI-assisted tools and automations. The result: better learning outcomes, fewer accidents, and more confident teams on the road.
I led the end-to-end design of Samsara’s course authoring and publishing experience, enabling coaches and trainers to quickly create high-impact, customized training for drivers.
We introduced AI-assisted creation tools and content automations
that helped users build engaging courses in minutes. The result:
better learning outcomes, fewer accidents, and more confident teams on the road.
Role:
Design UX/UI Lead
Timeline:
9 months
Team:
1 Principal Product Manager,
1 EM, 4 Engineers
Collaborators:
6 Stakeholders
Users:
Coaches, Compliance and Safety Managers
Outcomes:
35% accident reduction,
80% less time spent on admin tasks
Role:
Design UX/UI Lead
Timeline:
9 months
Team:
1 Principal Product Manager,
1 EM, 4 Engineers
Collaborators:
6 Stakeholders
Users:
Coaches, Compliance and Safety Managers
Outcomes:
35% accident reduction,
80% less time spent on admin tasks
Role:
Design UX/UI Lead
Timeline:
9 months
Team:
1 Principal Product Manager,
1 EM, 4 Engineers
Collaborators:
6 Stakeholders
Users:
Coaches, Compliance and Safety Managers
Outcomes:
35% accident reduction,
80% less time spent on admin tasks
Role:
Design UX/UI Lead
Timeline:
9 months
Team:
1 Principal Product Manager,
1 EM, 4 Engineers
Collaborators:
6 Stakeholders
Users:
Coaches, Compliance and Safety Managers
Outcomes:
35% accident reduction,
80% less time spent on admin tasks
Problem
Training was generic, inaccessible,
and ignored by drivers
Drivers faced long, generic courses with low completion rates and little impact. Training was only in English, leaving many Spanish-speaking workers unable to engage. Without relevant, accessible content, it became
a checkbox exercise rather than a tool for change. We needed to equip authors and coaches to easily create, job-specific training drivers could understand and apply to their day to day job.
Managers lacked a single place to see performance in context or act quickly. Critical information like coaching outcomes, training completion, and high-risk driving trends was buried across multiple dashboards and spreadsheets. With limited
time, supervisors struggled to connect the dots, delaying interventions and recognition that could improve retention
and safety.
Drivers faced long, generic courses with low completion rates and little impact. Training was only in English, leaving many Spanish-speaking workers unable to engage. Without relevant, accessible content, it became a checkbox exercise rather than a tool for change. We needed to equip authors and coaches to easily create, job-specific training drivers could understand and apply to their day to day job.
Research & Insights
Enable authors to create relevant,
and easy to understand courses
We partnered with coaches, fleet trainers, and internal authors to understand what a modern training workflow should look like. Our research uncovered six main needs, shaping the authoring tool to
make course creation faster, more flexible, and more impactful.
We partnered with coaches, fleet trainers, and internal authors to understand what a modern training workflow should look like. Our research uncovered six main needs, shaping the authoring tool to make course creation faster, more flexible, and more impactful.
We partnered with coaches, fleet trainers, and internal authors to understand what a modern training workflow should look like. Our research uncovered six main needs, shaping the authoring tool to make course creation faster, more flexible, and more impactful.
We partnered with coaches, fleet trainers, and internal authors to understand what a modern training workflow should look like. Our research uncovered six main needs, shaping the authoring tool to make course creation faster, more flexible, and more impactful.
Approach & Designs
Designing Training to Scale
Across Teams
Designing Training to Scale Across Teams
We validated concepts early through weekly prototype sessions with real users, then launched an alpha focused on basic creation and publishing flows. Customers liked the builder but struggled with the time required to convert existing training documents into courses. Many held back from creating more content, so we prioritized the AI course generator for open beta to reduce effort and accelerate adoption.
Working closely with Product, Mobile, Automation, and Forms teams, we shared learnings to inform strategies for forms, alerts, and broader workflow improvements, ensuring the solution could scale across roles and organizations and all teams were aligned to our vision.
We validated concepts early through weekly prototype sessions with real users, then launched an alpha focused on basic creation and publishing flows. Customers liked the builder but struggled with the time required to convert existing training documents into courses. Many held back from creating more content, so we prioritized the AI course generator for open beta to reduce effort and accelerate adoption.
Working closely with Product, Mobile, Automation, and Forms teams, we shared learnings to inform strategies for forms, alerts, and broader workflow improvements, ensuring the solution could scale across roles and organizations and all teams were aligned to our vision.
01
Modular content blocks
Authors can easily add text, images, videos, and single or multi-select quiz questions in a drag-and-drop interface. The left-hand “pages” navigation allows them to organize lessons into sections, creating as many or as few lessons as needed for each role and topic. This flexibility makes course building fast, intuitive, and tailored to learners’ needs.
02
Authoring & Publishing Controls
Authors can publish, edit, and reassign courses at any time when given full admin access. They maintain full control over who can manage content, ensuring updates are accurate and accessible across the organization.
03
AI-Powered Course Builder
Authors can use Samsara Intelligence to create interactive courses by uploading existing PDFs, manuals, or documents and instantly turn them into editable, structured courses. This lets lets authors rapidly build robust training without starting from scratch.
04
Behavior and schedule driven
training automations
Coaches can set rules to automatically assign courses based on safety behaviors or recurring training schedules. This ensures the right workers get the right training at the right time, freeing coaches from manual work so they can focus on higher-impact tasks
Adoption & Impact
What Happened After Launch
The AI Course Builder has let coaches create role-specific courses that drivers value. Automated course assignments have cut admin time, turning training from a time-consuming task into an efficient experience that improves worker safety.
Adoption & Impact
(4 months)
40%
reduction in accidents by
assigning training linked
to safety events
80%
reduction in admin time
using automated course
assignments and
mobile-friendly content
67%
of all enabled organizations
are now monthly active users
Revenue & Adoption
(First 2 months)
300+
custom courses
created, assigned
over 10,000 times
9K
assignments completed by all learners
$741K
NNACV with 26 customers closed higher than $220K goal
Adoption & Impact
What Happened After Launch
The AI Course Builder has let coaches create role-specific courses that drivers value. Automated course assignments have cut admin time, turning training from a time-consuming task into an efficient experience that improves worker safety.
Adoption & Impact
(4 months)
40%
reduction in accidents by
assigning training linked
to safety events
80%
reduction in admin time
using automated course
assignments and
mobile-friendly content
67%
of all enabled organizations
are now monthly active users
Revenue & Adoption
(First 2 months)
300+
custom courses
created, assigned
over 10,000 times
9K
assignments completed by all learners
$741K
NNACV with 26 customers closed higher than $220K goal
Adoption & Impact
What Happened After Launch
The AI Course Builder has let coaches create role-specific courses that drivers value. Automated course assignments have cut admin time, turning training from a time-consuming task into an efficient experience that improves worker safety.
Adoption & Impact (4 months)
40%
reduction in accidents by assigning training linked to safety events
80%
reduction in admin time using automated course assignments and mobile-friendly content
67%
reduction in driver training time through concise, mobile-friendly courses
Revenue & Adoption (First 2 months)
300+
custom courses
created, assigned
over 10,000 times
9K
assignments completed by all learners
$741K
NNACV with 26 customers closed
higher than $220K goal
Adoption & Impact
What Happened After Launch
The AI Course Builder has let coaches create role-specific courses that drivers value. Automated course assignments have cut admin time, turning training from a time-consuming task into an efficient experience that improves worker safety.
Adoption & Impact (4 months)
40%
reduction in accidents by assigning training linked to safety events
80%
reduction in admin time using automated course assignments and mobile-friendly content
67%
reduction in driver training time through concise, mobile-friendly courses
Revenue & Adoption (First 2 months)
300+
custom courses
created, assigned
over 10,000 times
9K
assignments completed by all learners
$741K
NNACV with 26 customers closed higher than
$220K goal
Adoption & Impact
What Happened After Launch
The AI Course Builder has let coaches create role-specific courses that drivers value. Automated course assignments have cut admin time, turning training from a time-consuming task into an efficient experience that improves worker safety.
Adoption & Impact (4 months)
40%
reduction in accidents by assigning training linked to safety events
80%
reduction in admin time using automated course assignments and mobile-friendly content
67%
reduction in driver training time through concise, mobile-friendly courses
Revenue & Adoption (First 2 months)
300+
custom courses
created, assigned
over 10,000 times
9K
assignments completed by all learners
$741K
NNACV with 26 customers closed higher than
$220K goal
“Very user-friendly and a great tool towards changing driving behavior”
Safety Manager & Author
“This has improved coaching and reduced the work for coaches.
It’s a good tool for us to utilize with our drivers when we see that they need extra training
or help”Safety Coach & Author
“Very user-friendly and a great tool towards changing driving behavior”
Safety Manager & Author
“This has improved coaching and reduced the work for coaches.
It’s a good tool for us to utilize with our drivers when we see that they need extra training
or help”Safety Coach & Author
“Very user-friendly and a great tool towards changing driving behavior”
Safety Manager & Author
“This has improved coaching and reduced the work for coaches.
It’s a good tool for us to utilize with our drivers when we see that they need extra training
or help”Safety Coach & Author
“Very user-friendly and a great tool towards changing driving behavior”
Safety Manager & Author
“This has improved coaching and reduced the work for coaches.
It’s a good tool for us to utilize with our drivers when we see that they need extra training
or help”Safety Coach & Author
“Very user-friendly and a great tool towards
changing driving behavior”Safety Manager & Author
“This has improved coaching and reduced the work for coaches.
It’s a good tool for us to utilize with our drivers when we see
that they need extra training or help”Safety Coach & Author
“Very user-friendly and a great tool towards
changing driving behavior”Safety Manager & Author
“This has improved coaching and reduced the work for coaches.
It’s a good tool for us to utilize with our drivers when we see
that they need extra training or help”Safety Coach & Author
“Very user-friendly and a great tool towards
changing driving behavior”Safety Manager & Author
“This has improved coaching and reduced the work for coaches.
It’s a good tool for us to utilize with our drivers when we see
that they need extra training or help”Safety Coach & Author
“Very user-friendly and a great tool towards
changing driving behavior”Safety Manager & Author
“This has improved coaching and reduced the work for coaches.
It’s a good tool for us to utilize with our drivers when we see
that they need extra training or help”Safety Coach & Author