How Hand-Tracking Is Shaping the Future of In-Cabin Monitoring
From detecting distraction to predicting driver intent, hand-tracking is becoming an increasingly valuable part of the intelligent cockpit.
As in-cabin monitoring evolves beyond traditional gaze and facial analysis, advances in computer vision are unlocking new ways to understand driver behaviour and create safer, more intuitive human-machine interfaces. In this interview, Agnes Jernström, Senior Software Engineer at Neonode, explains how hand-tracking is helping to advance occupant monitoring and the next generation of in-cabin AI.
Beyond Cameras: The Future of Ultrasonic In-Cabin Sensing
Discover how Onsemi’s ultrasonic sensing enhances in-cabin monitoring with privacy, edge processing and advanced occupant detection.
Beyond Child Presence Detection: The Rise of Multistatic UWB in the Intelligent Cabin
Ultra-wideband (UWB) technology is evolving rapidly from a secure digital key solution into one of the automotive industry’s most promising sensing technologies.
By enabling accurate occupant detection, vital-sign monitoring and child presence detection without relying on cameras, multistatic UWB offers a privacy-preserving approach to in-cabin intelligence. We spoke with Yaohui Liu, EMEA FAE & Marketing Manager at Calterah, about how synchronized multistatic UWB is improving resolution and reliability, the role of the emerging IEEE 802.15.4ab standard, and the technical and regulatory challenges that still stand between today’s prototypes and large-scale automotive deployment.
Beyond Weight Sensors: How Tactile Sensing Could Transform Occupant Classification
As vehicle restraint systems become more intelligent, accurately understanding who is sitting in each seat and how they are positioned is becoming just as important as detecting that someone is there.
Existing occupancy sensing technologies, including weight sensors, cameras and radar, each have limitations when it comes to reliably classifying occupants across different body types and seating scenarios. We spoke with Christine Fraser, Co-Founder & COO of Brighter Signals, about how tactile sensing could provide a new layer of occupant intelligence, improve classification accuracy for vulnerable passengers, and help enable safer, more personalised restraint systems.
Seeing Machines to Showcase Rare Live Demo at InCabin Europe 2025
Driver inattention remains one of the toughest safety challenges in automotive. With Euro NCAP’s 2030 protocols set to include cognitive distraction, the industry is being pushed beyond visual detection into broader inattention management. Seeing Machines is leading that shift — and for the first time in years, they’ll showcase their technology live at InCabin Europe 2025. Read the full blog below.
Behind the Scenes at Seeing Machines: A Vision for Safer Roads
Jenny Campbell B. Rust, our Senior Content Manager, visited the Seeing Machines headquarters in Canberra for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at their cutting-edge driver and occupant monitoring technology.