Seeing Machines’ technology, which tracks the driver’s face and behaviour to identify and react to distraction or drowsiness, was tested and certified successfully for use in buses produced by Wrightbus.

Valeo says it will also be partnering with Seeing Machines to offer a “best-in-class” full system for interior sensing, available to the passenger car and commercial vehicle segments.

After trying out the driver monitoring system at a stand at Euro Bus Expo last November, T&BB reached out to the Australian tech firm to find out more about its product and its goal to eliminate accidents caused by driver inattentiveness.

OmniVision’s ‘OAX4600’ integrated circuit is embedded with Seeing Machine’s ‘Occula’ neural processing unit – a technology designed to recognise signs of driver inattention.