Sense auto-adding steps while driving

[Mu9480]

Hello,

I drive trucks for a living, and my sense is auto-recording steps whilst I'm travelling in the truck.
Whilst I understand the algorithm used to detect movement by the watch, I'm wondering if there's a way to solve this issue please?

All the best. 
Dan

Moderator Edit: Clarified subject

[MarreFitbit · Accepted solution]

Hi there @Mu9480, welcome to the Community Forums. 

Keep in mind that the wrist Fitbit devices count steps depending on the movement of your arms, when you are driving or for example when your tracker is close to a fan, it counts steps due to the vibrations. You can learn more about how your Fitbit tracks steps by checking this article How accurate are Fitbit devices? and How accurate are Fitbit devices?

Now about your inquiry, there are 2 ways you can prevent this:

1. You can plug your tracker into the charging cable while you are driving, the Fitbit will not count steps while it is charging. 
2. You can log the driving manually by following the steps in this article.