Countdown to compulsory fitting of DMS systems in new vehicles25 Jun 2021 20:47
Jun 2021 Jon Knox
OEMs and their Tier suppliers supplying vehicles into the European Union have to embed camera-based driver monitoring systems if they want to keep selling vehicles in the market.
Estimates put the global demand of driver monitoring system (DMS) units at 19 million a year from 2022. The demand is being driven by the Euro NCAP standards and a European Commission (EC) regulation that requires the technology to be fitted to all new four-wheel vehicles from 2022, as well as a U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) notice recommending the use of DMS in semi-autonomous cars. Legislation mandating the fitment of DMS is also in the pipeline in other major markets, such as China, India and Japan.
Paul McGlone, CEO Seeing Machines.
One of the companies which has been gearing up to meet the demand is Seeing Machines. Automotive Industries (AI) spoke to Paul McGlone, CEO Seeing Machines.
AI: You say in your annual results for 2020 presentation that Seeing Machines has reached an “inflection point”. What technology has taken you to that point.
McGlone: Driver monitoring system (DMS) technology has been in play for many years across a range of transport sectors. However, recently, there has been a range of key factors that have influenced the seemingly sudden attention to DMS tech, and this has created what we call an inflection point for the company.
Global regulators and governments continue to strive to improve safety on roads, maintain it across the airways and promote the risks associated with distracted and drowsy driving habits. Europe has been the first to make a serious move. They mean business. The European Parliament has passed a law that camera-based DMS, among a range of other safety technologies, must be fitted in all new cars, vans, trucks and buses from 2024. Euro NCAP (New Car Assessment Program) is also developing protocols for the technology in cars that will achieve five-star safety ratings from 2025. Across the pond, the rise of semi-automated vehicle technology has been the impetus for increased interest in a range of safety technologies, including camera-based DMS. Ensuring that a driver is able to be re-engaged in the task of driving, amidst a range of semi-automated features, is becoming paramount to regulators and safety bodies in North America. Automated vehicle technology is essentially in testing mode, and crashes associated with fully autonomous driving, as well as many involving semi-automated functionality, has inspired organizations like the National Transport Safety Board and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to pay attention and think about how additional technology can ensure safe adoption of the swathe of new features becoming available in cars, potentially jeopardizing the safety of many people, including pedestrians.
https://www.ai-online.com/2021/06/countdown-to-compulsory-fitting-of-dms-systems-in-new-vehicles/
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