Seeing Machines develops demonstrator with Magna

Driver monitoring technology company Seeing Machines announced on Friday that it has collaborated with Magna on a demonstrator with a fully-integrated driver monitoring system (DMS), combining camera, electronics and interior mirror technology.

The AIM-traded firm said the demonstrator combined Magna's mirror technology, camera design, integration and packaging know-how, with Seeing Machines’ optical path, embedded processing, and enhanced artificial intelligence (AI) vision algorithms for DMS.

It said the technology was designed to address the “critical” original equipment manufacturer (OEM) challenge associated with managing vehicle electronics integration and cost, with the need for “seamless” camera packaging across a range of vehicle models.

“Building a solution that brings a fully integrated DMS into the rear-view mirror responds directly to the increasingly difficult packaging environment for carmakers with expanding infotainment and advanced driver assistance electronics complexity and ever larger cockpit displays,” said chief executive officer Paul McGlone.

“Working with Magna, a mobility technology company and leading supplier in mirrors and vision systems to the auto market, has brought two leading technologies together and we are looking forward to progressing opportunities to deliver this innovation to the industry more broadly.”

At 1114 BST, shares in Seeing Machines were down 1.36% at 7.99p.