Machine Learning to save distracted drivers

Self-driving vehicles will play a huge part in the automotive future but till they do, the top priority of the car companies is the safety of the drivers. Mitsubishi is using machine learning to analyze vehicle data (like speed and steering) and driver behavior(heart rate and the orientation of their head) to detect when the driver is distracted or feeling tired. The new technology compares normal driving to its algorithmic prediction using data generated and immediately alerts the driver of their potentially reckless actions.

Mitsubishi will show off its new technology at the Tokyo Motor Show and could be integrated in a new wave of driver-sensing units installed in new cars from 2019 and onwards.

Machine learning is already an incredibly powerful tool that can do a surprisingly good job of solving really hard classification problems and this is yet another interesting application of machine learning to the automotive industry.