Real-time analysis of certain physiological parameters, such as heart rate or breathing rate, could help detect the onset of fatigue in drivers. That’s why Ford has joined forces with a team of scientists to study all the reactions in the brain, in the aim of anticipating these moments of fatigue and alerting drivers in time – and in an even more effective way.
American carmaker Ford is conducting a new brain study in partnership with Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, the German city’s university hospital. The research is seeking ways to more easily detect the moments when drivers start to fall asleep at the wheel. The idea is ultimately to develop new warning systems that are even more effective than those in use today, and therefore save more lives.