Seeing Machines Limited Seeing Machines launches Guardian BdMS
September 11 2018 - 1:01AM
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Seeing Machines Launches Guardian Backup-driver Monitoring
System for autonomous research vehicles
11 September 2018
Seeing Machines Limited (AIM: SEE) ("Seeing Machines" or the
"Company"), the advanced computer vision technology company that
designs AI-powered operator monitoring systems to improve transport
safety, has launched a retrofit driver monitoring system for
autonomous vehicles in response to clear demand from the broadening
deployment of semi-autonomous and autonomous research vehicles.
The Guardian Backup-driver Monitoring System (Guardian BdMS) is
designed to ensure that the backup-driver in a self-driving
research vehicle is alert, aware and ready to take control of the
driving task whenever necessary.
Seeing Machines has signed an agreement with one customer and is
in advanced discussions with a number of companies at the forefront
of autonomous vehicle development.
A growing number of technology companies, automakers and fleet
operators are developing semi-autonomous and autonomous research
fleets. Testing automated vehicles on public roads is critical for
effective research and development, but testing brings clear risks
to the general public. In most cases human backup-drivers are
employed during the testing phase to help assure safe operation of
the vehicle at all times.
The US National Transportation Safety Board recommended in 2017
that driver monitoring systems should be installed when testing
autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles in order to enhance safety
and minimise accidents related to fatigue, dwindling attention or
distraction on the part of the backup-driver.
The Guardian BdMS leverages Seeing Machines' automotive-grade
FOVIO driver monitoring technology in a convenient retrofit system
for SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) Level 3 ("eyes off") to
Level 5 ("driver off") test vehicle fleets.
The primary function of the camera-based Guardian BdMS system is
to track the backup-driver's face and eyes during on-road automated
or semi-automated vehicle testing, report driver state information
(e.g. on-road, or off-road attention state), and identify
distraction events of increasing severity (e.g. insufficient driver
attention to the road scene).
Nick DiFiore, Seeing Machines' Senior Vice President and
Automotive General Manager, said:
"Automated driving will make driving easier, more comfortable,
and eventually, safer. Entrusting the driving task to a computer
will become a reality, but the journey will be gradual, complex,
and potentially dangerous. Automated vehicles need to operate
safely and reliably in real-world conditions.
"Drawing on our 8+ years' experience in delivering driver
monitoring safety solutions for commercial and industrial fleets,
as well as in passenger car applications, we have developed a
product designed specifically to meet the requirements of automated
driving research fleet owners and operators, with the goal of safe
innovation and on-road testing of automated driving
technology."
Enquiries:
Seeing Machines Limited www.seeingmachines.com +61 2 6103 4700
Ken Kroeger, Executive Chairman & CEO
Sophie Nicoll - VP, Marketing & Communications
Cenkos Securities plc (Nominated Adviser and
Joint Broker)
Neil McDonald/Beth McKiernan/Pete Lynch +44 131 220 6939
Canaccord Genuity Limited (Joint Broker) +44 20 7523 8000
Simon Bridges/Richard Andrews
Instinctif Partners +44 20 7427 1412
Adrian Duffield/Kay Larsen/Chantal Woolcock
About Seeing Machines
Seeing Machines (LSE: SEE), a global company headquartered in
Australia, is an industry leader in computer vision technologies
which enable machines to see, understand and assist people. The
Company's machine learning vision platform has the know-how to
deliver real-time understanding of drivers through Artificial
Intelligence (AI) analysis of heads, faces and eyes. This insight
enables Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS), which monitor
driver/operator attention and can identify drowsiness and
distraction across multiple transport sectors.
Seeing Machines develops DMS for the Automotive, Commercial
Fleet, Aviation, Rail and Off-Road markets. The Company has offices
in Australia, USA, Europe and Asia, and delivers multi-platform
solutions ranging from embedded software and processors to
aftermarket system and service solutions to industry leaders in
each vertical.
DMS is now considered a core safety technology for the
Automotive industry, particularly with the development of
semi-autonomous and self-driving cars. DMS is also increasingly
seen to be an integral safety feature across the Commercial
Transport & Logistics industry globally.
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