This Kia Habaniro Car Uses Artificial Intelligence To Know When You Are Sad
Korean car manufacturer Kia exhibits its Habaniro concept at the 2019 New York Auto Show, revealing its future vision for driverless electric cars. The Habaniro is a compact crossover utility vehicle that Kia calls an ‘everything car‘ – its suitable for urban transport, coastal road trips, wilderness adventures, and apparently, understanding your emotions. Introduced earlier this year, the Habaniro uses Kia‘s new real-time emotion adaptive driving (R.E.A.D) system. The system was developed with researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of technology and uses artificial intelligence to monitor a passenger’s emotional state. The technology then optimizes and personalizes the cabin experience accordingly. For example, the vehicle detects stress levels via bio-signal recognition technology that reads facial expressions and monitors heart rate and electrodermal activity. Then, if necessary, through the use of lighting and sounds the car will then create a more relaxing environment. Kia a...