Driving and emotional indicators signal potential danger. Your car can interpret driving behavior and information from its occupants to assess danger from driving while emotionally distracted. Cars can understand their drivers’ emotions in the context of their environment, when they’re being driven erratically. To learn more about how IBM and Watson can keep drivers safe: http://ibm.co/CarsThatCare01

1. Cars can understand their drivers’ emotions in
the context of their environment, when they’re
being driven erratically.
To learn more about how IBM and Watson
can keep drivers safe: ibm.co/CarsThatCare01
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Driving and emotional
indicators signal
potential danger
Your car can interpret driving behavior
and information from its occupants
to assess danger from driving while
emotionally distracted.
Chapter 2: The Diagnosis
Information classification:
Vehicle sensors:
Sensor information embedded throughout the vehicle's engine, powertrain, steering
and braking systems, among others capturing the actions of drivers and cars
Contextual data:
Environmental and topographical information; such as social media activity, weather, traffic
or location information providing context for the necessary response to distracted driving
IoT sensors:
Gather/collect information from nearby vehicles, the traffic infrastructure or
personal health monitoring devices capturing reactions to driving behavior
Emotional indicators:
Text, video, image, voice or sound information collected from the driver and occupants of the
vehicle tomonitor and interpret their frame of mind while driving
Diagnostic signals and context
Emotions detected
− Weather
− Reduce speed zones
− High accident rate zones
− Traffic conditions
Voice
analysis
Expressions
Cell phone
use
Hand
gestures
Health
monitoring
Total
Passengers
People
talking
at once
Driving
history
Conditions
Social
profiles
Force of
shutting
door
Radio
volume
/content
Acceleration
Abrupt
start/stops
Impatient
Frustrated
Sarcastic
Depressed
Peer pressured
Worried
Distracted
Drinking
Nervous
Annoyed
Sad
Fear
Ill
Grieved
Hurried
Anxious
Rushed
Happy
Angry
Upset