GM is putting an end to distracted driving with “Seeing Machines”
People becoming distracted while they’re driving causes countless deaths and injuries every year, and until such a time as new cars start coming equipped with automation technology, something that Google has gained a lot of attention for developing, distracted driving will remain a problem that’s in desperate need of a solution.
While we wait for self-driving cars to hit the market, General Motors has its own solution to distracted driving that it will be implementing within the next three to five years. The American automaker is working with Seeing Machines and Takata to install 500,000 cameras in its line of vehicles which will track the eye and head movements of the driver to determine if they’re paying attention to the road, and not their smartphone.
Seeing Machine CEO Ken Kroeger has also highlighted the cooler uses for the camera, because let’s be honest, safety has never been cool. Future uses for the cameras could include anti-theft systems, ignition interlocks programmed to prevent a young driver from taking the car out past curfew, or apps that can trigger an action inside the vehicle while driving.
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