Mood detection brings the future one step closer

The technology uses a driver-facing camera and biometric sensing to monitor and evaluate the driver’s mood and adapt a host of cabin features, including the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, media and ambient lighting.

The settings will be altered in response to the driver’s facial expressions to help tackle stress. The mood-detection system will use the latest AI techniques to continually adapt to nuances in the driver’s facial expressions and implement appropriate settings automatically.

In time the system will learn a driver’s preferences and make increasingly tailored adjustments. Jaguar Land Rover is also trialling similar technology for rear passengers, with a camera mounted in the headrest.

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If the system detects signs of tiredness, it could dim the lights, tint the windows and raise the temperature in the back, to help an occupant get to sleep. Dr Steve Iley, Jaguar Land Rover chief medical officer, said, “As we move towards a self-driving future, the emphasis for us remains as much on the driver as it ever has.

By taking a holistic approach to the individual driver, and implementing much of what we have learned from the advances in research around personal well-being over the last 10 or 15 years, we can make sure our customers remain comfortable, engaged and alert behind the wheel in all driving scenarios, even monotonous motorway journeys.”

Mood-detection software is the next generation of Jaguar Land Rover’s existing driver tracking technology. The driver condition monitor, which is capable of detecting if a driver is starting to feel drowsy and will give an early warning to take a break, is available on all Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles.

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