PIONEER Desktop (Truck) Release Notes

Last updated: September 4, 2025

What's new in PIONEER DESKTOP?!

An ongoing Changelog of features released in PIONEER Desktop

Version Beta 9.4.1

(Beta release)

  • Fix: Error when dragging inspection windows

  • Enhancement: Prefill “Surveyed By” and most recent certificate number

  • Fix: Desktop users see payout distance on external (native) screen with classic or deferred overlay

  • Enhancement: Truck users with subtitle overlay see unburned “fake overlay” on video

  • Change: Hide internal Aqueduct notes from users

  • Fix: Observation hidden after timestamp error

Version 9.4.1

(Stable Release)

  • Experimental IBAK support (non-SoftControls)

  • Better lateral launch field prefills

  • Improved SoftControls implementation (doesn’t start/stop unintentionally)

  • Streaming via real servers

  • X264 recording compatibility

  • Electron version upgrade

  • Rausch camera switching support

  • Local inspection caching

Version 9.1.0

(Stable Release)

  • Create Reports from truck - article here

  • Streaming Screen and Video Share - article here

  • “Coffee cup” fixes for auto-filling Name, Certificate, Date, Time

  • Clone any inspection row - details

  • Pipe Trekker hardware integration - Pipe Trekker link

  • Rausch TAB integration - Rausch Tab link

  • Length Surveyed uses last Observation distance to calculate value

  • Better upload of Prefilled inspections

  • Duplicate your last Observation with Ctrl+Shift+D

  • Ctrl+K Observation shortcuts - article here

  • Metric handling on truck

  • “Test Connection” button fixes

  • Use the Lateral distance counter to continue mainline inspection