Project Overview
The FitDrive project was conceived to identify and prevent driving stress states for professional drivers (and consequently driving fitness) with artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques able to build a “usual” driving profile of each driver after some thousands of kms driven.
Once the “usual” driving profile of a specific driver has been defined, the AI system is able to detect “unusual” behaviour (outside the “usual” range of parameters) and associate them with the most probable causes, such as fatigue, or other cognitive disorders.
The behavioural function consists of a set of indicators representing the range of usual driving behaviour for each specific driver, which will be defined by the self-learning system during a period of ordinary driving. Deviations are determined by the comparison between daily driving results and the personal “usual” profile.
The FitDrive multidisciplinary consortium is composed by relevant entities able to cover all the required research areas in a well-balanced way, based on their expertise and prior collaborations; their main role is described hereinafter:
- ITCL Technology Centre- Project coordination, test recruitment and conduction (four cycles) with trucks in Spain
- Italian Association of Road Safety Professionals (AIPSS) – Ecosystem building, Standardization needs, Communication & Dissemination
- RomaTRE University (AIPSS affiliated) – Test recruitment and conduction (four cycles) with vans in Italy
- Mälardalen University – Artificial intelligence algorithm for detecting fatigue based on personalized driving data, conception, development and tests
- ADVANTICSYS – Devices for data gathering, cloud data transmission, monitoring dashboard, data pre-elaboration, test assistance
- SAPIENZA Università di Roma – Brain signal detecting devices, Test conception and conduction, data analysis
- European Driving Schools Association -Collaboration for the tests in Spain (two cycles), development of a specific training module for fatigue management
- SECURETEC – new enhanced drug detection device
- European Professional Drivers Association- test recruitment and conduction with trucks in Ireland- Contribution to the standardization activities
- ASELSAN – Development of a new Smart Tachograph for trucks; assistance for the test in Ireland and Spain