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Driver Monitoring System
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Driver Monitoring System is introduced as DriverFocus in some countries.
The Driver Monitoring System monitors possible cases when the driver is not paying attention to the forward direction, and also recognizes individual users.
This system warns the driver of inattentive / drowsy driving, and can support safe and comfortable driving by automatically retrieving the following settings.
– Climate control setting – Meter setting – Center information display setting – Drive Mode Select setting
When a user is registered, various settings are automatically retrieved when the user enters the vehicle.
1 Camera
CAUTION
. Always use the utmost care in driving
– Overconfidence because you are driving a vehicle with the Driver Monitoring System could easily lead to a serious accident.
. This system cannot detect if the driver is feeling drowsy or is concentrating on safe driving.
. It cannot judge if the driver is awake or asleep, if their driving abilities have diminished, or if they are concentrating on safe driving.
. In some circumstances, the system may not be able to correctly detect the driver state.
NOTE
. The user recognition camera does not save images, audio, or video.
. The Driver Monitoring System may not operate correctly when sunlight is shining into the vehicle in the following ways. – Sunlight is shining directly( or through glass) onto the user recognition camera.
– There are shadows on the driver’ s face caused by sunlight( or any light with a strong infrared component).
– There are large momentary fluctuations in the strength of the sunlight( or any light with a strong infrared component) shining on the face.
. Correct detection may not be possible when a device that includes an infrared light source( such as a commercially available Driver Monitoring System) is installed in the vehicle interior.