GM Vehicles May Use Eye-Tracking Technology Soon

General Motors could be the first automaker with active technology to combat distracted driving.

CNBC reports that Seeing Machines has signed an agreement with Takata to supply the American automaker with tracking devices for up to 500,000 vehicles over the next three to five years. The technology will start by measuring the rotation of the head to alert drivers if they’re not spending enough time looking in certain areas such as the road ahead or the rear view mirror.

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Seeing Machine’s technology could eventually also allow drivers to activate an app by simply looking at a certain area in the vehicle and then touching a button on the steering wheel. In addition, the devices could combat theft by identifying the driver or to even stop a teenager from using a car after a certain time. The company is also investing in technology that can supposedly measure how hard a driver is thinking by monitoring the dilation of the pupils and can combine facial data with sensors for vital signs such as blood alcohol levels and heart rate.

[Source: CNBC]

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