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Friday 1 November 2013

The brain-powered CAR: Vehicle monitors whether a driver is paying attention and slows down if they're distracted -

The brain-powered CAR: Vehicle monitors whether a driver is paying attention and slows down if they're distracted -



How many times have you had a close-call after being distracted behind the wheel?
According to road safety charity, Brake, probably far more often than you'd like to think. 
The group estimates that a huge 22 per cent of all crashes are caused by driver inattention.
A new car, however, hopes to solve this problem by using a driver's brain waves to start the engine and keep it going.

The concept, developed by the Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia and Emotiv, is currently being tested in a Honda i40.
The Attention Powered Car features a neuro headset that connects brain activity to the car’s engine through customised software.

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The headset has 14 sensors detecting electrical activity from the frontal, temple, parietal and perceptual areas of the brain.
The amount of activity in these areas registers what the driver is processing, or if they are zoning out.

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