Our wearables can pick up a lot of data about ourselves. Such as how much we’ve walked, how many calories we’ve burnt, how was our sleep the previous night, our heart rate, and more. While those are great ways to track your health, what about using those wearables and its data together with driver assist technology?
That’s exactly what Ford is thinking of doing. The company has recently announced that at Ford Lab, they are looking at how wearables and driver assist technology can work together. For example through a wearable, it can detect if a person is getting tired or did not have a good night’s rest, or that they might be stressed. From there, driver assist technology will adjust the vehicle so suit the mood of the driver.
So if the wearable thinks that the driver did not get enough sleep last night, features like lane-keeping assist will become more sensitive. It can also help increase the distance between cars during cruise control, thus giving the driver more time to react in the event that they need to brake.
The company is planning on holding a competition for app submissions and are inviting anyone, including Henry Ford Health System employees to take part, with winners expected to be announced in March where they can earn as much as $10,000 in prizes.
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