CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA: Seeing Machines Limited, the advanced computer vision technology company that designs AI-powered operator monitoring systems to improve transport safety, has signed an agreement to supply its Guardian Backup-driver Monitoring System (BdMS) to a leading North American self-driving car company. [the_ad id=”31605″]Based on an initial purchase of A$2.2 million, Guardian BdMS is expected to be installed into a significant portion of the self-driving car company’s fleet over the coming months, with an option for follow-on purchases under the agreement.
Guardian BdMS leverages Seeing Machines’ automotive-grade FOVIO driver monitoring technology in a convenient retrofit system for semi- and fully-automated vehicles. It is designed to help the backup-driver in an autonomous driving vehicle stay alert, aware and ready to take control of the driving task whenever necessary, as well as help the autonomous vehicle fleet owner to monitor and evaluate backup-driver performance.
Nick DiFiore, SVP and GM of Automotive at Seeing Machines commented: “It has been gratifying for the Seeing Machines team to work with a sophisticated customer who shares our passion for road safety, and we are delighted to see our technology used to achieve the safer development and testing of autonomous vehicle technology on our public roads”.