Macnica Begins Demonstration Test of AI-Equipped Driver Monitoring System on Chikuma Bus's New EV Buses - Improving Safety and Promoting Decarbonization in Regional Public Transportation -

Macnica (headquarters: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture; Representative Director and President: Kazumasa Kazumasa Hara; hereinafter referred to as Macnica) announced today that it will begin demonstration testing of its AI-equipped driver monitoring system, Macnica on an electric bus newly introduced by Chikuma Bus Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Saku, Nagano Prefecture; Representative Director and President: Kimihide Takano; hereinafter referred to as Chikuma Bus), with support from Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture (Mayor: Yoichi Tsuchiya) and others.

This initiative aims to improve safety and promote decarbonization in regional public transportation by utilizing the advanced AI technology of Smart Eye, a Swedish driver monitoring technology company, and providing "Smart Eye AIS," which detects the driver's condition with high accuracy while driving.

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