Mitsubishi uses AI to alert drivers who are at risk of falling asleep
Mitsubishi has developed a new machine learning algorithm to detect whether a driver is at risk of falling asleep or not paying attention to the road. The AI technology analyses data, including speed and steering, comparing it to the driver's pulse and head orientation recorded during normal driving sessions. If the system monitors a lapse in heart rate or head orientation, it will alert the driver. The company said the technology is a first in the automotive industry and may be introduced to car models in 2019.  

Road accidents still cause a tremendous amount of tragedy all across the globe, often one or more drivers might be at fall while other times it may be events beyond the driver’s control. The fact is that until self-driving cars are not perfected with cars communicating to each other and making sure that there are no accidents there’s still much work to be done to ensure that drivers are safer on the road. Mitsubishi is using artificial intelligence for precisely this purpose.

Japan based Mitsubishi Group’s subsidiary Mitsubishi Electric has developed a new technology which uses machine learning to detect when the driver is feeling tired or is not paying full attention to the road.

The technology is said to be a first in the automotive industry, the artificial intelligence is based on machine learning algorithms which rapidly analyze data such as speed and steering from the car and compare it with driver behavior which include the head’s orientation and the heart rate.

The artificial intelligence uses all of this data to predict the driver’s actions, it compares that with a normal driving condition that’s based on data collected from previous journeys. If the system sees that something is amiss it will immediately alert the driver.

Mitsubishi’s new technology has not yet made it to production cars however the company will demonstrate it at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month. It’s expected that 2019 model Mitsubishi cars might feature this artificial intelligence technology.

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