Camera safety systems are found to be the most effective for preventing driver fatigue crashes
Fatigue is a major road safety issue in Australia, with an estimated one in five crashes involving fatigue. Fatigue related crashes are also more likely to result in fatal or serious injury for the driver and occupants.
Fatigue-related crashes are almost three times as likely to be fatal than crashes not involving fatigue.
— Transport NSW
Fatigue can be difficult to detect and some tools are easily dismissed when driving. But according to a new report by the Australian Automobile Association’s Road Safety Research Program The study performed in conjunction with Monash University, the Institute for Breathing and Sleep at Austin Hospital in Victoria, and the Appleton Institute at Central Queensland University, camera systems used to detect eyelid closure were found to be one of the best ways to avoid fatigue-related crashes.
Future Fleet’s AI Driver Fatigue and Distraction Monitoring Solution uses state-of-the-art AI driver facing cameras to track the drivers’ pupils to detect and alert at the first signs of tiredness including yawning for 1.5 consecutive seconds, closed eyes for 1.5 consecutive seconds and frequency of blinking.
The study acknowledges that solutions detecting eye closure were shown to be “highly effective” in detecting fatigue. The study reports that ‘Results indicated such solutions were sensitive to signs of both sleep deprivation and driving impairment, and a single alarm from the system was associated with drivers being six times more likely to demonstrate mild impairment (a single lane deviation in a five-minute period), 19 times more likely to have in moderate impairment (two lane deviations) and 27 times more likely to exhibit severe impairment (a near crash event within five minutes)’
Detecting the early signs of fatigue and alerting the driver quickly via sensory alerts such as seat vibration and, audible and visual in cab alerting is key to preventing driver fatigue. Future Fleet’s AI Driver Fatigue and Distraction Monitoring Solution provides these alerts along with real-time back to base notifications, giving the operator an opportunity to interact with a driver while on route to ensure they are fit to continue.
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