Samsung’s automotive technology subsidiary HARMAN has announced new features for industry’s first closed-loop interior sensing and tailored interventions product that measures a driver’s eye activity, cognitive load and vital signs to determine the level of focus and attention on the road ahead Harman Ready Care. Using neuroscience, artificial intelligence and machine learning, Ready Care classifies a driver’s behavior into a focused versus distracted state and initiates a personalized in-cabin response to help mitigate dangerous driving situations, such as stress, anxiety, distraction and drowsiness.Through the September 2022 Harman acquisition of CAARESYS, Ready Care offers market leading in-cabin radar sensing technology. Now, Ready Care adds to its rich feature set contactless measurement of human vital signs such as heart rate, breathing rate and inter-beat levels to determine a driver’s state of well-being. In addition, Ready Care sensors also detect if a child is left unattended in the vehicle. Key features of the upgraded Harman Ready Care include:Eyes and Mind on Road: An industry-first real-time driver visual and mental cognitive load measurement deciphers when a driver is mentally distracted from driving based on eye activity, neuroscience, and state of mind.Vital Sign Sensing: A driver-facing infrared camera or in-cabin radar is used to monitor important driver vital signs such as heart rate, inter-beat intervals, and breathing rate via RPPG (remote photoplethysmography) without the need to wear or use any external devices, which can influence the development of future safety and well-being applications in the vehicle.Child Presence Detection: A radar sensor is used for child presence detection and general life presence detection. The product can detect occupant life presence in the vehicle after exiting it and will enable the OEM to provide an alert or notification to the driver to inform them of the situation. CPD will become a future NCAP safety requirement in automotive.Ready Care can initiate multiple and simultaneous in-cabin vehicle intervention responses to mitigate driver drowsiness and distraction, enabling safer mobility experiences. Harman Ready Care makes closed-loop in-cabin interventions possible via the Ready Care SDK with supporting APIs, allowing OEMs and other third-party suppliers to integrate any vehicle feature or function as a part of the in-cabin customized interventions against driver drowsiness and distraction. For example, third-party developers like Gentherm can leverage the HARMAN Open SDK to provide in-cabin interventions through its ClimateSense® solution. Other partners will be added and named in the future.
Samsung’s automotive technology subsidiary HARMAN has announced new features for industry’s first closed-loop interior sensing and tailored interventions product that measures a driver’s eye activity, cognitive load and vital signs to determine the level of focus and attention on the road ahead Harman Ready Care. Using neuroscience, artificial intelligence and machine learning, Ready Care classifies a driver’s behavior into a focused versus distracted state and initiates a personalized in-cabin response to help mitigate dangerous driving situations, such as stress, anxiety, distraction and drowsiness.Through the September 2022 Harman acquisition of CAARESYS, Ready Care offers market leading in-cabin radar sensing technology. Now, Ready Care adds to its rich feature set contactless measurement of human vital signs such as heart rate, breathing rate and inter-beat levels to determine a driver’s state of well-being. In addition, Ready Care sensors also detect if a child is left unattended in the vehicle. Key features of the upgraded Harman Ready Care include:Eyes and Mind on Road: An industry-first real-time driver visual and mental cognitive load measurement deciphers when a driver is mentally distracted from driving based on eye activity, neuroscience, and state of mind.Vital Sign Sensing: A driver-facing infrared camera or in-cabin radar is used to monitor important driver vital signs such as heart rate, inter-beat intervals, and breathing rate via RPPG (remote photoplethysmography) without the need to wear or use any external devices, which can influence the development of future safety and well-being applications in the vehicle.Child Presence Detection: A radar sensor is used for child presence detection and general life presence detection. The product can detect occupant life presence in the vehicle after exiting it and will enable the OEM to provide an alert or notification to the driver to inform them of the situation. CPD will become a future NCAP safety requirement in automotive.Ready Care can initiate multiple and simultaneous in-cabin vehicle intervention responses to mitigate driver drowsiness and distraction, enabling safer mobility experiences. Harman Ready Care makes closed-loop in-cabin interventions possible via the Ready Care SDK with supporting APIs, allowing OEMs and other third-party suppliers to integrate any vehicle feature or function as a part of the in-cabin customized interventions against driver drowsiness and distraction. For example, third-party developers like Gentherm can leverage the HARMAN Open SDK to provide in-cabin interventions through its ClimateSense® solution. Other partners will be added and named in the future.
