{"id":177571,"date":"2019-11-22T20:08:04","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T12:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/featured\/-1811547\/"},"modified":"2019-11-22T20:08:04","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T12:08:04","slug":"ai-now-detects-phone-usage-smoking-while-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2019\/11\/22\/ai-now-detects-phone-usage-smoking-while-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Now Detects Phone Usage, Smoking While Driving"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eyesight Technologies’ driver monitoring system focuses on the driver, identifying and monitoring visual attributes in real-time to determine their behavior (via Eyesight Technologies)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Distracted driving claims thousands of lives a year.<\/span><\/p>\n

But artificial intelligence could be the solution.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tel Aviv-based Eyesight Technologies this week announced a new AI feature<\/a> that can recognize when a driver is smoking or using a mobile phone.<\/span><\/p>\n

The function will be added to the firm’s existing distraction and drowsiness detection capabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Preoccupied motorists\u2014specifically those absorbed in their phones\u2014are responsible for 1.6 million accidents annually in the US alone, according to the Israeli AI leader.<\/span><\/p>\n

“There’s no greater distraction and danger on today’s road than mobile phones,” Eyesight Technologies CEO David Tolub said in a statement. “The average driver doesn’t realize that looking down at your phone to check a text is six times more likely to result in an accident than driving under the influence of alcohol*.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The same dangers hold true for cigarette smokers, who are up to three times more likely to cause a crash if puffing while driving, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) found.<\/span><\/p>\n

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New AI features detect driver distraction as a result of cell phone usage and smoking (via Eyesight Technologies)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Eyesight Tech’s existing DriverSense monitoring system already analyzes the vehicle operator’s facial features\u2014head pose, gaze vector, blink rate, eye openness\u2014for signs of drowsiness and distraction.<\/span><\/p>\n

This new update, however, increases the program’s scope, enabling car manufacturers to intelligently alert the driver based on type of distraction.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Our first priority is the safety of all people on the road, and eliminating the distraction created by our cell phones is a huge step toward a much safer road,” Tolub said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The company’s AI goals reach beyond distraction mitigation, though.<\/span><\/p>\n

A whopping 67 percent of long-haul truckers in the US admit to smoking in the cabin during transport of hazardous materials, Eyesight Technologies reported. Which is not only illegal, but stupidly dangerous.<\/span><\/p>\n

And because random inspections and manual monitoring via dash cam isn’t enough, the firm’s FleetSense platform now enables managers to receive real-time updates and set alerts for cigarette smoking.<\/span><\/p>\n

The feature may also have future applications in the shared-car economy, eliminating the habit of smoking in rental cars or autonomous taxis, where there are no drivers present to enforce policies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eyesight Technologies will demo its new features at next year’s CES 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n

* Please do not test this theory<\/span><\/p>\n

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