Seeing Machines, a global company that designs and develops vision-based Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS) for the transport and automotive industries, has introduced its first generation FOVIO embedded hardware chip.

The company said that it has completed the first phase of the FOVIO Chip, which offers physiological and psychometric monitoring to passenger cars, commercial transport and ultimately for the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) applications.

Seeing Machines CEO Ken Kroeger said: “I am delighted to announce the introduction of our FOVIO DMS Chip which, as a World first, further cements Seeing Machines’ position as global leader in the Driver Monitoring industry.

“The FOVIO Chip is a system in package (SiP) that features a number of integrated circuits in a single module.”

“The FOVIO Chip will reduce greatly the cost of DMS deployment, helping to accelerate not just our growth but mass market uptake of DMS technology in general.

“This product will become the key offering of our new stand-alone automotive business that is currently being structured and staffed.”

The FOVIO Chip is a system in package (SiP) that features a number of integrated circuits in a single module.

The chip is designed and developed to perform all the functions of an electronic system. The company claims that it has the ability to reduce complexity of the printed circuit board and overall design with few external components required. The SiP’s are driven by mobile technology and the IoT.

The delivery of this chips are expected to start next year through to 2019, this will help the company to initiate the next stages of automotive accreditation of the FOVIO Chip in preparation for inclusion in vehicles produced as early as 2018.