Case Study: How Terawatt Infrastructure Keeps 10 Fleet Charging Sites Secure and Visible from Across the Country
Remote oversight and PTZ control help a distributed project team manage construction on mission-critical rideshare charging infrastructure.
Key Takeaways
- Terawatt Infrastructure runs charging depots for autonomous and rideshare fleets, where uptime and jobsite security are non-negotiable — these sites power vehicles that customers are actively relying on.
- With projects spread across California, Florida, Texas, and DC, and a construction team based out of Los Angeles reporting to HQ in San Francisco, remote visibility replaced the need to be everywhere at once.
- TrueShield and TrueDeter PTZ units with built-in strobes and sirens give Terawatt active deterrence, not just recorded footage, at sites where charging equipment and materials are a theft target.
- Live viewing with remote pan-tilt-zoom control has become the team’s most-used feature — more valuable day-to-day than time-lapse, since cameras often have to be relocated as construction activity moves across the site.
- TrueLook cameras are now standard across 10 Terawatt Infrastructure projects nationwide.
The Challenge: Overseeing Fleet Charging Construction from Coast to Coast
Terawatt Infrastructure builds charging depots positioned in the heart of rideshare demand. These sites are designed to deliver power for autonomous and rideshare fleets exactly where and when it’s needed. That mission comes with a high bar: the company has to deliver best-in-class charger uptime and act as a true infrastructure partner to fleet operators who depend on that power to keep vehicles moving.
Delivering on that promise gets harder when the projects building that infrastructure are scattered across the country. Terawatt’s headquarters is in San Francisco, but Sr. Construction Project Manager Rna Waheb runs point on projects from Los Angeles. With active builds in California, Florida, Texas, and Washington, DC, checking in on any single site in person meant a flight, not a drive.
Security was just as pressing: active construction sites housing electrical and charging equipment are an obvious draw for theft, and an unsecured site puts both the timeline and the eventual charger uptime commitment at risk.
The Solution: TrueShield and TrueDeter PTZ Cameras with Active Deterrence
Terawatt now runs TrueLook’s TrueShield and TrueDeter PTZ units across its jobsites, chosen in large part for their built-in strobes and sirens, giving the team active, on-site deterrence rather than passive recording alone. That deterrence matters on sites where charging infrastructure and materials sit exposed during construction, long before a fence line or permanent security system is in place.
The bigger shift, though, has been in how the team works day to day. Live viewing with remote PTZ control has become the feature Terawatt relies on most. Because construction activity moves fast and cameras frequently need to be repositioned to keep the right angle on active work, the ability to pan, tilt, and zoom remotely, without dispatching someone to physically move a camera, keeps the team’s eyes on the right part of the site at the right time.
Time-lapsing is also valuable to the team in each project.
"The ability to keep tabs on all projects across the country is invaluable."
Rna Waheb
Sr. Construction Project Manager,
Terawatt Infrastructure
The Results: 10 Projects, One Consistent View
TrueLook cameras are now deployed across 10 Terawatt Infrastructure (6 active, 4 completed) projects, giving a Los Angeles-based project management team real-time visibility into sites from California to DC without boarding a plane.
Security strobes and sirens through TrueShield and TrueDeter give each site active protection during the construction phase, when charging equipment is most exposed. And remote PTZ control lets the team adapt camera coverage as fast as the jobsite itself changes.
For a company building infrastructure that fleet operators depend on for uptime, that combination of national oversight and site-level security has become part of how Terawatt gets projects built, and built on schedule.
Summary
Building charging infrastructure for autonomous and rideshare fleets means delivering mission-critical uptime from day one, and that starts on the construction site.
Terawatt Infrastructure needed a way to keep eyes on 10 projects spread across four states from a single point of oversight in Los Angeles, without sacrificing security on sites where equipment sits exposed during the build. With TrueShield and TrueDeter PTZ cameras, active deterrence, and remote live control that moves as fast as the jobsite does, Terawatt has built a repeatable model for overseeing distributed, high-stakes infrastructure projects.
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FAQs About Construction Cameras for EV and Fleet Charging Sites
Fleet charging and EV infrastructure sites are secured with cameras that combine active deterrence, such as strobes and sirens, with live remote viewing, so the system doesn’t just record an incident but works to prevent one. TrueShield and TrueDeter units add that active layer on top of standard security recording, which matters most before permanent fencing or site security is in place.
Live viewing with remote pan-tilt-zoom control lets one project management team check on multiple active sites from a single location, without traveling between them. This is especially useful for companies like Terawatt Infrastructure that manage geographically distributed builds from a centralized or remote project management structure.
As construction activity moves across a site — from sitework to foundations to equipment installation — the area that needs the best camera coverage changes too. Remote PTZ control lets a team reposition camera focus without a technician visiting the site, which is why many teams find live viewing more valuable day-to-day than time-lapse alone.
Yes. Charging equipment and electrical materials are common theft targets on active construction sites. Cameras with built-in strobes and sirens actively deter unauthorized access, while continuous recording documents any incidents that do occur.
Teams managing fleet charging construction typically prioritize live remote viewing with PTZ control for day-to-day oversight, paired with active security deterrence like strobes and sirens to protect equipment before the site is fully secured.