Fatigue and distraction, says Kyle Wilson, Senior Scientist and Team Lead, Human Factors at Seeing Machines, are “massive contributors to crashes and driver fatalities”. Consequently, fatigue and distraction detection solutions and cutting-edge driver monitoring systems (DMS) are being adopted at pace by long-haul commercial fleet operators. Camera-based driver safety systems, such as Seeing Machines’ Guardian, […]
Euro NCAP has raised the international standard for safety. Starting in 2023, Euro NCAP will require new vehicles to use Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS), similar to General Motors’ Super Cruise®, powered by Seeing Machines’ DMS technology. These systems can detect distracted and drowsy drivers. Points are awarded for vehicles that alert the driver to distraction […]
There is growing acknowledgement that Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS) offer a means to identify and prevent driver distraction, through their ability to recognise and warn drivers of distracting behaviour. According to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 13% of fatal crashes in the U.S. in 2019 were associated with mobile phone use. The […]
By Dr. Mike Lenné, Chief Science & Innovation Officer at Seeing Machines In May, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released its preliminary traffic fatality numbers for 2020. In a year when vehicle miles traveled have dropped dramatically by over 13% 1, one would reasonably expect a correspondingly dramatic decline in traffic deaths and […]
Qube has a proactive approach to workplace health and safety. Their safety goal is ‘Zero Harm’, which they aim to achieve by managing risk (through the application of key minimum safety standards and the ongoing audit of systems) and by sharing responsibility for safety with staff (through the promotion of safe behaviours). After initially trialing […]
For Royal Foods, it’s not all about the cargo: the company regards people as its most important resource, and safety is a top priority. For this reason, a series of serious accidents involving their fleet trucks – and lacking satisfactory explanation – was of major concern. Having researched the options, Royal Foods elected to fit […]
With a ZERO HARM vision, Wettenhalls is committed to safety, just like Seeing Machines, making our Guardian solution a perfect fit. Wettenhalls has a range of vehicle and equipment options – among them single and B-double taut liners, open top, refrigerated vans and walking floor trailers – allowing them to provide, in their words, ‘responsive, […]
