Driver Monitoring (DMS) and the new legislations explained

Imagine if the invention of the car came with a warning sign. The words “will eventually be responsible for the death of 1.24 million people a year” would likely cause it to be dismissed as too dangerous to use, and maybe a horse-drawn carriage would still be a common mean of transportation. But in reality, the dangers of driving is something that has become increasingly apparent as the number of cars in the world has skyrocketed – now believed to surpass a billion. And while automakers keep finding innovative ways to make their cars safer, one important aspect of driving remains unchanged since the launch of the very first car: the driver. We have yet to find a way to program away driver drowsiness or inattention – both leading causes behind fatal car accidents. However, Smart Eye has found a way to avoid letting these common human errors cause deadly crashes.

For now, the solution is not as simple as removing the driver from the equation. While the idea of autonomous driving is captivating, most experts agree that safe, fully self-driving cars are quite a few years away. Meanwhile, as human-operated cars keep increasing around the world, legislators are beginning to understand the importance of driver monitoring in order to prevent heavily trafficked roads from becoming death traps. The European Union and China are well on their way towards making driver monitoring systems mandatory in all new vehicles, and the United States is preparing for a trillion-dollar investment in all-around safer roads. From the looks of it, the next decade could bring us closer to eliminating the dangers of driving than ever before.

SZ-Valley Driver State Monitor Camera VTC20 Solution

Introduction

VTC20 is a brand new driver state monitor. It uses professional cameras to real-time monitor drivers' bad driving behaviors such as drowsing, calling, yawning, smoking, distraction. With a serial port, it can also connect various types of vehicle terminals to upload drivers' bad driving data to the monitoring platform. It can be used independently or as an accessory for driver status monitoring of taxis, buses, school bus,es and other vehicles.

Features

1. Fatigue driving warning through facial detection

2. Distraction warning through facial detection

3. Smoking warning

4. Calling warning

5. Can work independently or work together with GPS tracker via RS232 port