While Driver Monitoring System (DMS) technology can enhance safety in vehicles with increasing levels of automation, it’s crucial to understand the takeover context to ensure the system can adapt to different real-world situations. Our Human Factors staff collaborated on a research project to explore the context of vehicle takeovers with Cadillac’s Super Cruise and Tesla’s […]
Managing fatigue in commercial transport operations is crucial to protect drivers and other road users. By combining in-cab alerts with real-time human intervention, like our Guardian solution, fleets can achieve a 94%+ reduction in fatigue-related driving events. This blog provides a summary of the findings in the following paper: Michael Fitzharris, Sara Liu, Amanda N. […]
FORGET about friends making judgement calls about your poor dress sense; your next car could make a call on whether you are fit to drive. And if a Canberra tech company’s approach is adopted by regulators, then the simple act of detecting whether you’ve had a glass of wine at dinner then would trigger a […]
Why in-vehicle safety measures needs to be a priority for our policy makers In the wake of the Australian Federal Budget, it’s clear that while the government allocated more than $4 billion towards transport projects, there remains a glaring omission – a substantial investment towards driver focused technologies that are proven to enhance road safety […]
The National Transport Commission (NTC) is working with government to explore how to safely introduce automated vehicles in Australia. We continue to see advances in AV technology globally, but there are still many safety challenges to address. The NTC hosted government, industry and OEMs in Melbourne to seek input as they develop a new regulatory […]
They discuss Human Factors science which underpins Seeing Machines’ driver monitoring system technology, how the Guardian product works to protect fleet drivers and the human analysts who monitor and notify fleet managers of risky driving events. Click to listen to the full interview below or scroll down to read the full transcript. Peter Gleeson […]
With Turkey considered a high-risk country for drivers, the transportation of hazardous and dangerous goods over long distances on its roads poses significant challenges. Recognising that the wellbeing and protection of its drivers from fatigue and distractions are crucial, Karinca Logistics implemented our Guardian technology to bring an additional level of safety across its fleet. […]
Seeing Machines leveraged its unparalleled, naturalistic driving data from Guardian, its real-time driver fatigue and distraction solution for fleets, to pinpoint and address the trends surrounding risky driving habits. Designed to provide a deeper understanding of driver and fleet behaviour, the 2022-23 Guardian Insights Report delves into deidentified data from 25,202 vehicles across 2,585 fleets […]
Hills Tankers has drivers on the roads over 600,000 hours per year. Considering transport is the most dangerous occupation in Australia, and combined with the exposure hours and dangers of the freight they carry, Hills Tankers believe it is paramount they do all that is reasonably practicable to support their drivers and lower the risk […]
Ron Finemore Transport is a family-owned road transport business, operating an extensive fleet dedicated to transporting crucial customer goods across vast distances along Australia’s East Coast. Committed to maintaining exceptional customer service and improving road safety, they were eager to adopt the Guardian solution to pioneer detection of fatigue and distraction to enable pre-emptive intervention […]
