Chinese scientists have created a system that monitors passengers’ brain activity to help autonomous vehicles make safer driving decisions. “Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, as a non-invasive real-time brain activity monitoring method, can provide cognitive information related to human risk perception and emotional states, and is thus considered a tool that can enhance autonomous driving systems,” the lead researcher said. When the system detects passenger stress or unease, the car automatically switches to more cautious driving. Testing showed the approach outperformed traditional autonomous driving methods in learning speed, safety and comfort. (Story URL)
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