Podcast

AI & Neuroscience: The Future of Safer, Smarter Driving

Listen in to this episode to learn how HARMAN Automotive blends technology with human expertise to deliver targeted safety interventions on the road.

Does driving make you stressed? In this episode of Always Ready, host Oisin Lunny explores how Ready Care from HARMAN Automotive detects if your eyes and mind are on the road using advanced in-cabin monitoring and AI/machine learning. Product Manager and System Acceptance Lead Marcus Futterlieb explains how Ready Care assesses factors like heart rate, breathing rate and more to deliver appropriate mitigation tactics from lighting to music to regain focus.

Key Takeaways:

[2:27] Marcus shares an overview of Ready Care.

[3:42] Marcus explains how partner Gentherm delivers targeted interventions.

[4:01] An overview of Ready Care health and wellbeing features including cognitive distraction.

[5:12] Marcus explains how cameras and sensors enable functions of the in-cabin experience beyond health and safety.

[6:15] Marcus shares the challenges faced in developing the Ready Care product.

[7:48] A description of how smart technology like AI and machine learning combine with human expertise from neuroscientists.

[8:47] Marcus discusses the cameras and radars utilized in Ready Care.

[11:05] A discussion on the personalized interventions offered by Ready Care, including HARMAN Automotive’s virtual personal assistant, Luna.

[13:27] Marcus updates Oisin on Ready Care compliance with GSR and NCAP.

[14:37] Summary of Ready Care advanced features including a Driver Engagement Score.

[17:08] Marcus’ outlook on how Ready Care will impact the future of the automotive industry.

[18:20] Marcus explains how the product is ready now and available for customers to implement.

Mentioned in this episode:

Ready Care: Click Here

Euro NCAP: European New Car Assessment Programme – Click Here

Our partner Gentherm: Click Here

RPPG: Remote photoplethysmography – a tool to measure heart rate remotely without attaching sensors.

GSR: General Safety Regulation – a set of European Union (EU) regulations that require new vehicles to have advanced safety features.

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Postables:

Sometimes when you're driving, maybe you're daydreaming a bit, maybe your focus shifts, even though your eyes are on the road. And we have a feature that can detect that and prevent you from having accidents. #AlwaysReady #ReadyCare

Our radar can actually see through thin material. It doesn't need direct line of sight, and therefore it's an excellent enabler for things like child-presence detection. #AlwaysReady #ReadyCare

Ready Care can detect much earlier when you're falling asleep. #AlwaysReady #ReadyCare

Ready Care

Ready Care can detect a driver’s current state of focus and help guide attention back to the road through a combination of intelligent machine learning algorithms and sensors.

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