Toyota to trial driver emotions by using AI in cars
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Driving sleepy? Hungry? Toyota will be highlighting an array of experimental technologies aimed at improving safety and anticipating drivers鈥 desires at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month.
Toyota Motor Corp manager Makoto Okabe said yesterday that the use of artificial intelligence means cars may get to know drivers as human beings by analyzing their facial expressions, driving habits and social media use.
Such a vehicle might adjust drivers鈥 seats to calm them when they鈥檙e feeling anxious or jiggle them to make them more alert when they seem sleepy. It might also suggest a stop at a noodle joint along the way.
Despite concerns over potential intrusions into privacy, many automakers will be displaying prototypes of such technologies at the auto show, which opens to the public on October 28.
Toyota鈥檚 Concept-i series of models, on display at the show, is based on the Japanese word for 鈥渓ove,鈥 or 鈥渁i,鈥 which sounds like 鈥淚鈥欌 in English. The idea is that your car will become your friend, 鈥渕ore than a machine,鈥 Okabe said.
Using cameras to analyze images of drivers鈥 faces, a car can deduce if they are feeling happy or irritated. It might expand and contract a seat to simulate the rhythm of deep breathing to calm a driver who seems jittery, he said.
Since people tend to make certain movements such as yawning or scratching their cheeks when they鈥檙e tired, a vehicle could detect if a driver is getting drowsy. It might wiggle the seat or trigger an herbal scent known to be invigorating, Okabe explained.
Toyota said it plans to have some of the technology ready for road tests by 2020.
Japanese rival Honda Motor Co is also showing several concept models with similar technologies. The NeuV can determine stress levels from drivers鈥 facial expressions and voice tones.
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