Introduction Optalert has responded to the NTC’s recent discussion paper “Clarifying control of automated vehicles” with the following submission…Our understanding of the discussion paper “Clarifying control of automated vehicles” is to resolve issues of control relating to automated vehicles. Determining who is in control, what it means to have ‘proper control’ and how it will...

Ask any shift worker about a typical shift and they will tell you the same thing: no two shifts are ever alike. Shift workers often enjoy the variety provided to them and the changing landscape. They might also tell you that it can be challenging and exhausting, but at the same time incredibly rewarding. Shift...

Australia’s National Transport Commission (NTC) has requested submissions for their paper on “National guidelines for automated vehicle trials”. The purpose is to have state and territory road transport agencies working under a common national approach on how they will regulate and support automated vehicle trials to ensure public safety. The NTC wants to provide certainty...

Did you know human error, according to the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), accounts for the majority of rail accidents? Of these accidents, the NTSB estimates up to half are due to fatigue. Types of rail What are rail companies transporting? To help find out that answer, we can segment the rail industry into...

MEDIA RELEASE Sponsorship places drowsy detection company on world racing stage Australian technology company Optalert has announced a sponsorship with Professional Formula 3 racing driver Dylan Young. Optalert CEO Scott Coles said the sponsorship would be effective for the term of the 2016-17 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship and provided an excellent opportunity to show...

MEDIA RELEASE Optalert and GE Mining to join forces to help improve mine safety Optalert, a leading drowsiness detection provider has agreed with GE Mining, a leading global mining solutions provider, to work together on the integration of Optalert’s early-warning drowsiness detection technology with GE Mining’s Collision Avoidance System. Collision Avoidance Systems (CAS) protect miners...

Have you ever really stopped to think about all the ways a work-related accident would impact your business? Beyond your business, an accident on-site or during an employee’s working hours can have a wider spread of impact. It can affect:   Your clients Your finances Your insurance Your equipment Your employees (& their families)  ...

Semi-autonomous vehicles are real: self-driving Volvos are already on Swedish roads and will be commercially available next year, while in 2014, Tesla released their autopilot feature on their Tesla S model, which is being used on US highways. But what is meant by a “semi-autonomous” vehicle? The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), an automotive standards...

Google ‘Why am I so tired?’ and you’re met with hundreds of thousands of articles, papers and stories. You quickly realise that you’re not alone in your sleepiness. You may be feeling sluggish even after a good night’s sleep or you may suffer from insomnia and or sleep apnea; there are so many ways in...

Dr Murray Johns graduated in medicine from Monash University in 1966. He had previously graduated in science from Melbourne University, and worked as a geologist for a few years before changing his career direction. After postgraduate clinical training at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, he began a program of research into sleep and its disorders. As...