Jaguar Land Rover has revealed a series of new research projects with the goal of developing innovative safety technologies to reduce the number of accidents caused by over-stressed and distracted drivers. The U.K.-based team will integrate advances made in a variety of other industries to monitor the driver’s health and mental state, communicate with him, and enable easier control over basic vehicle functions.
“We believe some of the technologies currently being used in aerospace and medicine could help improve road safety and enhance the driving experience,” said Dr. Wolfgang Epple, Director of Research and Technology at Jaguar Land Rover. “The car is becoming more intelligent and more able to utilize cutting-edge sensors. These research projects are investigating how we could exploit this for the benefit of our customers and other road users.”
The research projects, dubbed “Sixth Sense,” will investigate potential technological benefits in a variety of different areas. These include monitoring things like the driver’s brainwaves, heartbeat, and respiration rate to detect if he is tired, stressed or distracted; predictive gesture controls for the infotainment system to keep his attention centered on driving, and haptic signals sent through the pedals for more immediate feedback.
The new projects are a continuation of JLR’s previous proposals to offer cutting-edge technology to make their cars both safer and easier to drive, which in the past has included things like augmented reality.
Continue reading to get the low-down on just how crazy some of these proposals really are.
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