Euro NCAP – Does a Car Need to Score Well in All Boxes?

We now know what the four boxes are and what is required to score highly in them. However, what happens if a vehicle excels in only 2 of the 4 boxes? Is that sufficient to get it a high overall rating? Before a final overall rating is provided, several modifiers are also applied. To start,...
Optalert, the world’s leader in drowsiness and alertness detection, today welcomed Professor Matthew Kiernan as a new Non- Executive Director of its board. Professor Matthew Kiernan is Co-Director of the Brain and Mind Centre, focusing on discovery and translation and President of the Brain Foundation, funding world-class research into neurological disorders, brain disease and brain...
Based in Leuven, Belgium, the European New Car Assessment Programme (or Euro NCAP) is a European rating system designed to help inform consumers about the safety aspects of a vehicle. Vehicles are put through a battery of tests and evaluated using a 5-star rating system (with 5 being the highest) to indicate a model’s safety...
The NRMA is Australia’s largest member organisation and has been providing roadside assistance for the past 100 years. Driver safety is permanently top of mind for the organisation and its members. NRMA is an investor in Optalert, developers of the world’s leading algorithm to quantify deterioration in cognitive brain function due to drowsiness – The...
The regulation states that the DDAW (Driver Drowsiness and Attention Warning) solution needs to detect and provide a warning when drivers reach a KSS level of 8 or higher. These systems are validated against test participants who provide self-reported KSS values. This means when the test starts, two measurements will be collected independently and in...
Within the European Union’s (GSR (EU) 2021/1341) definition, a Driver Drowsiness and Attention Warning (DDAW) system may provide a warning to the driver at a KSS (Karolinska Sleepiness Scale) level of 7 and must provide a warning at a KSS level of 8 or above. The regulation allows the use of alternative measurements to the...
Motor racing is both a physically challenging and mentally demanding sport.  Its associated with a high degree of safety risk for drivers, whereby the slightest error could lead to fatal consequences.   Drowsiness and inattentiveness are amongst the most dangerous risks faced by any driver, yet alone a race car driver who’s preparing to be at...
2020 will go down as one of the most difficult for companies and leaders around the world.  The corona virus has taken lives, isolated families, closed airports and put a fear into many like never before.  Whilst most of us have had the privilege of a stable life occupied with routine, the future is now...
  Sleep is essential for your brain function as well as your body. Medical research shows sleep loss has detrimental effects on our health from weight gain to a weakened immune system.  It can impact memory, increase risk of accidents, diabetes, the likelihood of cancers and has profound effects on the cardiovascular system1.  Even a...
  Top 5 Out Of 200 Driver Monitoring Startups In Automotive StartUs INSIGHTS article: We analyzed 200 Driver Monitoring startups in the automotive industry. Sighthound, Optalert, CardioID, Edge3, and Sober Steering are our 5 picks to watch out for. To learn more about the global distribution of these 5 and 195 more startups, check out...

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