In-vehicle Drowsy Driving Detection and Alerting

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June 20th, 2023

Drowsy driving is a common phenomenon that increases the risk for fatal and injurious crashes. Technological innovations in the form of driver monitoring and notification systems may offer potential to reduce crashes due to drowsy driving. These systems monitor the driver’s drowsy driving state and issue alerts when the driver is classified by the system as drowsy. Research shows that driver notification can be effective in improving performance over relatively short drives. However, the efficacy of such systems for improving performance and changing drowsy driver decision making over longer drives is unknown. The goal of this project was to evaluate the efficacy of two notifications, a lane departure warning (LDW) and a drowsiness notification with LDW (DN/LDW).

View the full study here.