Smart Cap Fatigue Monitoring System For The Trucking Industry

Last week we reported about the affects fatigue has on drivers. It is in the top ten factors that cause major accidents in the trucking industry. EdanSafe, an Australian company has invented the SmartCap. The SmartCap is a hat with sensors and a removable electronic card that measures fatigue by monitoring brain wave activity. It then reports it via wireless to an in-cab touchscreen system or to any Bluetooth enabled device. A visual and audible alarms will activate if the levels become unsafe.

The SmartCap has a lot of perks compared to other products. It looks like a baseball cap, so its comfortable to wear and its washable and waterproof. Also, it reads the brain wave (EEG) information through the hair, so no scalp preparation is necessary. The system automatically knows when the cap is off and will update in the system within 15 minutes.

SmartCap was field tested earlier this year and is now available commercially. Do you think this could be useful in same day delivery?

Keep on Truckin'

-Tiffany