Seeing Machines Limited Bipartisan Senate legislation
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11 August 2021
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11 August 2021
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Bipartisan Senate legislation includes lifesaving automotive
technology provisions
New agreement would require Driver Monitoring Systems to stop
distracted and drunk driving
Canberra, Australia - Today the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan
infrastructure agreement which contains key provisions to improve
automotive safety. Specifically, the legislation includes the SAFE
Act, introduced by Senators Markey, Blumenthal, and Klobuchar,
which would require Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS) to detect
distracted driving.
In addition, the legislation includes the RIDE Act, which was
sponsored by Senators Rick Scott and Ben Ray Lujan which would
require new cars to use advanced drunk driving technology to stop
impaired driving.
"DMS is on the road today in systems like General Motor's Super
Cruise(TM) and can tell whether the driver is engaged in the
driving task or is distracted," said Seeing Machines CEO Paul
McGlone. "If the driver is distracted, driver monitoring systems
have the ability to warn the driver and save lives."
The safety provisions would require the National Highway Traffic
Administration (NHTSA) to carefully research DMS systems and begin
the rulemaking process to regulate this technology.
This legislation comes at a critical time in the United States.
Early estimates from NHTSA point to a 9% increase in traffic deaths
in 2020. In 2019, 3,142 people were killed due to distracted
driving, 10,142 people died by alcohol impaired driving, and 697
people were killed by drowsy driving. DMS has the potential to
reduce or eliminate all of these crashes.
"Seeing Machines is pleased to see this progress on automotive
safety," said McGlone. "We look forward to continuing to work with
the U.S. Congress and NHTSA to ensure these technologies are
available to all drivers and save the maximum number of lives."
Media enquiries:
Seeing Machines Limited +61 2 6103 4700
Paul McGlone - CEO
Sophie Nicoll - Corporate Communications
Lionsgate Communications (Media Enquiries)
Jonathan Charles +44 7791 892509
About Seeing Machines (LSE: SEE), a global company founded in
2000 and headquartered in Australia, is an industry leader in
vision-based monitoring technology that enable machines to see,
understand and assist people. Seeing Machines' technology portfolio
of AI algorithms, embedded processing and optics, power products
that need to deliver reliable real-time understanding of vehicle
operators. The technology spans the critical measurement of where a
driver is looking, through to classification of their cognitive
state as it applies to accident risk. Reliable "driver state"
measurement is the end-goal of Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS)
technology. Seeing Machines develops DMS technology to drive safety
for Automotive, Commercial Fleet, Off-road and Aviation. The
company has offices in Australia, USA, Europe and Asia, and
supplies technology solutions and services to industry leaders in
each market vertical.
www.seeingmachines.com
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