Sightless touch infotainment system for drivers

Informazioni relative al progetto

Sightless Touch

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 774966

DOI

10.3030/774966

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 15 Maggio 2017

Data di avvio 1 Maggio 2017

Data di completamento 31 Agosto 2017

Finanziato da

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport

Costo totale

€ 71 429,00

Contributo UE

€ 50 000,00

Coordinato da

INPRIS INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS FROM ISRAEL LTD
Israel

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - Sightless Touch (Sightless touch infotainment system for drivers)

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2017-05-01 al 2017-08-31

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

Infotainment systems for drivers today form an integral component of futuristic automobiles for enhancing user experience. However, with the evolution of touch-based interfaces, interaction with the infotainment systems is not possible without looking at it. Companies have tried to solve it by using voice control, however voice control can be used only is relatively silent environment and having accuracy problems. The need for an effective technology that could enable seamless interaction without diverting vision and attention is evident. Distracted driving, caused by cell phone use and infotainment system, is a major cause of motor vehicle crashes. Taking your eyes off the road for only 2 seconds increases the risk for an accident 24 times: distractions caused by cell phone usage or current infotainment systems last an average of 27 seconds in which drivers aren't fully engaged. In the US alone, 9 people are killed and 1000 are injured each day in crashes that are reported to involve distracted driving.

Lavoro eseguito dall’inizio del progetto fino alla fine del periodo coperto dalla relazione e principali risultati finora ottenuti

Inpris is an award winning Israeli company founded in 2011 with the intent to develop a virtual keyboard that allows users to type effectively, regardless of where they are looking. We started off by developing a virtual Braille keyboard for the visually impaired to improve the quality of life of this demographic group. The game-changing impact of our innovation was recognized in 2014 at the UN's WSA award as "one of the 200 best apps in the world". Once achieved our previous milestones, we decided to apply our patented technology to solve the problem of driver distraction when using car infotainment systems. In 2016 the breakthrough nature of our innovation was also recognized within the car industry as we were awarded in the category of Most User-Friendly HMI Feature by CAR-HMI in Berlin

Progressi oltre lo stato dell’arte e potenziale impatto previsto (incluso l’impatto socioeconomico e le implicazioni sociali più ampie del progetto fino ad ora)

By removing driver distraction, it will help avoid the accidents directly caused by distraction when using infotainment systems which annually lead to 2,400 deaths and €1.6 billion in health costs and make a significant contribution in helping achieve goals of 2011 Transport White Paper: ”Moving to 0 fatalities in road transport by 2050”.

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