アイトラッカーでトラック運転手の居眠り防止

ＢＢＣより。eye tracker と　trucker（運転手）をかけた記事。これがイギリス流？
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22640279
Caterpillar backs eye-tracker to combat driver fatigue
By Leo Kelion Technology reporter
Seeing Machines computer interface The firm’s software monitors the driver’s eyes and face direction
Eye and face-tracking technology that aims to prevent accidents caused by fatigue is being rolled out by the world’s biggest mining equipment maker.
Caterpillar is to sell a package of sensors, alarms and software which detect when a truck driver is about to fall asleep.
BHP Billiton and gold producer Newmont Mining have already carried out trials.
The firms believe it out-performs earlier systems that needed workers to wear special equipment.
Driver Safety Solution (DSS) also benefits from the fact it does not need to be recalibrated when one worker swaps shift with another.
The product was developed by Australian firm, Seeing Machines, which secured the tie-up with Caterpillar after a panel of experts selected it over 21 rival technologies.
It will cost up to $20,000 (￡13,260) to install on each vehicle, although a discount applies if it is bought in bulk.
According to the Parker Bay Company, a mining research firm, there were approximately 38,500 active mining trucks in service at the end of last year.
問題はコストだろう。
この記事からは２０００ドル、つまり２００万円も一台にかかる。
しかし、ちょっと待ってくれ、サムソンのギャラクシーＳ４は視線でコントロールが可能。
つまりアイトラッキングをしている訳だ。
これなら、韓国製でもよければ、ギャラクシーＳ４を積んだ方が遙かに安いということになる。
安かろうわるかろうでも、すべてのトラックに装備できれば効果は高いだろう。
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