This week’s in-depth article summarizes the In-Cabin conference held two weeks ago in Phoenix, Arizona, including a panel session moderated by DVN. It was all about in-cabin sensing, with electronics, software, sensors, AI, optics, FoV (Field-of-View), cameras, radars, and fusion of information for reliability.
The first step, as regulation confirms, is to have reliable DMS—a technology still finding its technical footing, as there are differing opinions on the best way to detect drowsiness and false positive would have a terrible effect on market uptake.
Next steps for car interior sensing technologies are to merge DMS and OMS (occupant monitoring), and to move beyond driver monitoring for HMI; health/wellness; comfort, and personalization, leveraging the sensors already in the vehicle for safety, audio, microphones, pressure sensors and HMI. Synergy could come either way (or both): from DMS to comfort, or existing sensors to DMS. The fewer sensors there are, the easier to integrate and more reliable!
If DMS/OMS is mandated by regulation, any automaker would have to select a technology; implement it, and take the burden, but the real value with an income stream will arrive only with the additional features and services that automakers could provide to mobility consumers.
The 2023 DVN Interior Workshop is now just four weeks away, on 25-26 April in Köln, including sessions on HMI/smart surfaces; interior lighting, and DMS, the ingredients for a safe car interior. Register here.
Looking forward to meeting you there!