Driver fatigue may be defined as decline in driver’s performance. A driver’s performance and behavior is greatly influenced by physical and cognitive factors.
Driver fatigue may be defined as decline in driver’s performance. A driver’s performance and behavior is greatly influenced by physical and cognitive factors. Its contribution to individual cases is hard to measure post-facto and is often difficult to conclusively ascertain cause of crash. Hence, it is key to know about driver’s behaviour, fatigue, and performance to give appropriate interventions to avoid road accidents.
IIT Madras and Harita Seating Systems Limited (HSSL) have joined hands to address this epidemic of road accidents and developed Intelliseat™ , which is an IoT (Internet of Things) device that monitors the driver 24×7 and is confined to existing footprint of regular seats.
Read more on The New Indian Express: Soon, a seat that will monitor driver fatigue and help prevent accidents
