The system can also perform preventative measures based on what it detects, such as alerting the driver of the potential danger of their actions. In vehicles with self-driving capabilities, the system could also temporarily take control of the car, if it deems the situation dangerous enough.
“This is an integral part of a larger project on driver behavior recognition and driver action prediction for the design of next-generation cognitive Advanced Drivers Assisting Systems,” Fakhri Karray, Waterloo professor of electrical and computer engineering, told Digital Trends. “This should contribute to the design of next-generation systems to be implemented in level-three or level-four self-driving vehicles.”