Detect drowsiness and physical condition changes Released the latest technology for next-generation vehicles Mitsubishi Electric Oct. 8 15:42
Mitsubishi Electric has developed a system that uses sensors and infrared cameras to detect whether a car driver feels drowsy or whether his physical condition has changed suddenly due to a heart attack. In the future, we aim to stop automatically in case of emergency such as sudden illness.
On the 8th, Mitsubishi Electric released the latest technology developed for the next-generation vehicle to the press at a research institute in Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Of these, the system that manages the driver's physical condition is equipped with a temperature sensor on the car ceiling and an infrared camera in front of the driver's seat, and measures the driver's temperature and pulse rate.
The change in the numerical value indicates that the driver feels drowsy and that his / her physical condition has suddenly changed due to a heart attack.
While traffic accidents caused by sudden illnesses and seizures during driving are unending, we aim to stop the car automatically in the event of an emergency such as a sudden illness.
Jun Ishii, General Manager, Development Department 2 of Mitsubishi Electric's Automotive Equipment Development Center said, “We can continue to operate safely, including elderly people, by developing in preparation for commercialization in three years at the earliest in cooperation with automakers. I want to continue developing for society. "
With regard to next-generation vehicles, development competition is intensifying due to the entry of various companies other than automakers with automated driving technology and services that connect cars to the Internet.