If you hit the road in a bad mood and are ready to bark at everyone and everyone on your way, the new system will protect you from dangerous behavior.
General Motors (GM) has patented a system designed to counteracting driver misconduct, taking over control of the vehicle if necessary. The system, detailed in a patent titled “Assessing Vehicle Occupant Attention and Developing Countermeasures,” uses sensors and cameras to assess a driver's state of mind and can activate driver assistance features to control one or more vehicle functions.
The patent, filed in November 2022 and published on May 16, 2024, describes a method for monitoring and eliminating unwanted driving situations. Although the patent does not specifically mention irritability and argumentativeness, it Describes monitoring of vehicle actions such as sudden and sudden braking, sudden acceleration, unnecessary reversing, and sounding the horn..
The system assesses the driver's mental state and reacts if the driver's behavior deviates from the required range, monitoring stimuli that cause stress using various sensors and biometric data. If the driver shows signs of stress, the intelligent system initiates a series of interventions. Initial reaction turns on alerts, which recommend calming exercises such as deep breathing. If the situation escalates, the system may prompt you to call someone through the car's hands-free system. In more serious cases it may automatically connect the driver to a trained consultant for real-time assistance.
One of the most controversial features of the patent concerns activation of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), allowing you to take control of the vehicle. This autonomous control is designed to control driving functions without active driver involvement, ensuring safety in the event that the driver's mental state will be found unfit to drive. While the patent provides the basis for these features, it is not certain that they will be implemented in production vehicles.
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