Tuesday, June 12, 2007

My car is watching me!

Here's more on the car sensor story - from a piece titled 'AUTOMOBILES -- My car is watching me':


Researchers and automakers are developing steering wheel - and dashboard-mounted sensors that peer at a driver's face to determine what's going on inside your head. Here's how it works: Computer algorithms map your body and points on your face: eyes and mouth, mostly. The distance between those points changes as you get sleepy, distracted or even drunk. Sensors gather that data and combine it with data from your vehicle, including your speed or the position of your steering wheel...

...Sensors gather that data and combine it with data from your vehicle, including your speed or the position of your steering wheel.


So - While you're watching the road, your future car could be watching you!

Via Smartmobs

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