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An alarming spike in traffic deaths on U.S. roadshas been blamed on app-addled drivers, and computer vision firms say they have a remedy: Theyll save us from ourselves by assessing our alertness, mostly by figuring outwhichway werelooking.

To stand out from the herd, Eyesight Technologies, of Herzilya, Israel,is touting its product as doing that and more besides.

We dont just look at the drivers gaze, but also at his gestures, says Iain Levy, head of the decade-old embedded vision companys new automotive division.

Voices may differ betweenusers andaccents, he adds, butgesture is very natural.And as we move to higher levels of vehicle autonomy, gestures become even more interesting as you have time to do more things than just drive the car. Even so, the company is collaborating with a voice-recognition firm in order to allow oralcommunication as well.

The only hardware requirements area camera and an infrared lamp. That way, no matter how bright it may be outside, the system can stilltrack the drivers eyelids, his iris, and the tilting of his head.

Heres how thevarious functions might work together:

The softwarebased on deep neural networksestimatesthe drivers age and gender, the better to position the seat, air conditioner, and rear-view mirror. And, with awide field-of-view camera to scan the entire cabin, the systemcould even make sure that nochild getsinadvertently left behind.

Because safety alone may be a hard sell, particularly for a feature that smacks of Big Brother, the company is selling convenience also.For instance, drivers cangive a thumbs-up tolike a roadside attraction or to control the phone.

Such manipulations were the companys original focus in theapps it designed for smart phones and smart homes. Its product Singlecuelets you controlhousehold appliances by waving afingerin the air. Eyesight Technologies is also working on a robotics home-care system for elderly people. Its conducting that researchtogether with Kuang-Chi,a technology conglomerate inShenzhen, Chinathat recentlyinvestedUS $20 millionin the Israeli company.

IEEE Spectrums blog about the sensors, software, and systems that are making cars smarter, more entertaining, and ultimately, autonomous. Contact us:p.ross@ieee.org

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