Toyota develops eyelid-monitoring system

Kevin Massy | Jan 23, 2008

If BMW's rumbling steering wheel, Infiniti's Lane Departure Prevention system, and Volvo's coffee-break alert are not enough to keep you awake at the wheel, then Toyota may have developed just the thing for you.

According to a recent announcement, Toyota has developed an enhancement to its Pre-Crash safety system that can determine whether or not a driver's eyes are open.

The system relies on a driver-monitoring camera and image-processing computer, which determine the position of the driver's upper and lower eyelids. The development follows Toyota's existing face-monitoring technology--available on the Lexus LS600h--which tracks the orientation of the driver's face and sounds a warning if it detects a sustained period of inattention.

The eye-monitoring system is scheduled for launch in Japan "in the near future", according to Toyota.

Via Crave CNET (Source: Just Auto)

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