Yandex, Russia’s largest taxi service, uses a facial recognition function that identifies facial expressions according to 68 checklists, and uses a device to measure the level of fatigue, such as a driver yawning, in all of its taxis. Introduce.
Yandex’s attempt to take such measures is in response to the Russian Parliament’s efforts to prevent taxi accidents. In Moscow, 23 people died in 764 taxi accidents in 2018. There have also been voices of accusations that the number of people using the taxi service has increased the number of cars on the streets and has led to an increase in collisions along the road.
Yandex is also trying to improve driver and passenger safety through these efforts. Some automakers already have a feature that notifies drivers of fatigue signs through facial recognition. In the case of the Cadillac CT6 sedan, it uses infrared rays to track the driver’s head position, and if it determines that attention is distracted, it helps safe driving with a step-up alarm. In the case of Uber, when the driver’s duty reaches 12 hours, the vehicle is forced to go offline. The lift takes the same action at 14 hours. Of course, there are drivers who work at both Uber and Lift, but measures to enhance safety functions are increasing.
Yandex has already tested the face recognition function on 100 vehicles and explained the plan to President Putin at a meeting on artificial intelligence in May. It plans to introduce this feature in thousands soon. Related information can be found here .