Jaguar Land Rover Reveals New Road Safety Systems - Top Speed
has revealed a series of new research projects with the goal of developing innovative safety technologies to reduce the number of accidents caused by over-stressed and distracted drivers. “We believe some of the technologies currently being used in aerospace and medicine could help improve road safety and enhance the driving experience,” said Dr. Wolfgang Epple, Director of Research and Technology at Jaguar Land Rover. These research projects are investigating how we could exploit this for the benefit of our customers and other road users. The research projects, dubbed “Sixth Sense,” will investigate potential technological benefits in a variety of different areas. These include monitoring things like the driver’s brainwaves, heartbeat, and respiration rate to detect if he is tired, stressed or distracted. The new projects are a continuation of JLR’s previous proposals to offer cutting-edge technology to make their cars both safer and easier to drive, which in the past has included things like augmented reality. “One key piece of new research is to see how we could measure brainwaves to monitor if the driver is alert and concentrating on driving. Even if the eyes are on the road, a lack of concentration or a daydream will mean the driver isn’t paying attention to the driving task. Source: www.topspeed.com
