December 30, 2021
The solution will be implemented in the leisure model Roewe RX5 MAX, which is equipped with Alibaba’s operating system in 2020, SAIC sold about 5.6 million private cars, more than any other car manufacturer in China
Cipia announced today (Thursday) that Chinese carmaker SAIC Motor Implement the driver and vehicle interior monitoring system In the Roewe RX5 MAX recreational vehicle. GodOrder placed through the system vendor (Tier-1) Technomous With which Sifia cooperates in the Chinese car market.
The RX5 family was launched in 2016 as a joint venture between SAIC and e-commerce giant Alibaba. The two companies branded the RX5 as “the first Internet vehicle in the world”. The family models are equipped with Alibaba’s operating system and high data processing capabilities that should improve the performance of navigation, information, entertainment and maintenance applications. The MAX model, which is considered the premium model in the family, was launched in 2018.
Siphia has developed a sensing and control system designed for the interior of the vehicle and is used primarily to monitor the driver’s level of alertness by analyzing parameters such as head tilt, general posture and eyelid movements. The system is based on machine vision and artificial intelligence, knows how to detect a driver’s distraction from the road by tracking the pupils, and alerts whenever his level of alertness drops. The algorithm also detects distractions such as using a smartphone while driving, smoking, wearing a seat belt, looking away and more.
China’s car market has been growing steadily over the past two decades, with some 25 million new vehicles manufactured in China over 2020, more than the United States and the European Union combined. In recent years, Chinese car manufacturers have begun to acquire international car brands as well as turn to Western markets with brands destined for the international market. According to reports, during 2020 SAIC Motor sold about 5.6 million private cars, more than any other car manufacturer in China.
The Chinese market is also considered to be advanced in terms of adopting new technologies and advancing safety regulations. The issue of regulation is of key importance for the driver monitoring systems market, and in many countries in China the regulation requires the installation of driver monitoring systems in new vehicles. Authorities in Europe and the United States have begun implementing similar policies.
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