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New software can detect when people text and drive | QPT

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Channel: Rajamanickam Antonimuthu · 2017 · Science & Technology

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Computer algorithms developed by engineering researchers at the University of Waterloo can accurately determine when drivers are texting or engaged in other distracting activities.

The system uses cameras and artificial intelligence (AI) to detect hand movements that deviate from normal driving behaviour and grades or classifies them in terms of possible safety threats.

As advanced self-driving features are increasingly added to conventional cars,   signs of serious driver distraction could be employed to trigger protective measures.

Algorithms at the heart of the technology were trained using machine-learning techniques to recognize actions such as texting, talking on a cellphone or reaching into the backseat to retrieve something. The seriousness of the action is assessed based on duration and other factors.
News Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-09/uow-nsc083117.php

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