Smart Eye and Cerence Inc. announced that they will showcase a new collaboration at CES 2024, bringing emotional awareness to in-car assistants and enabling automakers to deliver more immersive and personalized experiences that enhance safety, comfort, and entertainment. With a deep focus on human behavior, AI expertise and decades of experience delivering production-ready automotive solutions, the two companies are well positioned to provide car makers with the next generation of human to machine interaction. On display at CES 2024, Smart Eye's driver monitoring system (DMS) software is integrated with Cerence Assistant, the company's core in-car assistant offering.

Using a rearview mirror camera, the multi-modal system analyzes a driver's face and eye gaze to determine where a driver is looking, as well as whether they are speaking or expressing reactions and emotions. This integrated offering also supports drowsiness detection, which is becoming increasingly mandatory through new driver monitoring regulations worldwide. With this human-centric insight combined with context from the vehicle, Cerence Assistant adapts its reaction in real-time to provide more natural, personalized, and relevant interactions with the driver.

With increased emotional intelligence, Cerence Assistant will react differently if a driver is tired, distracted or in a badood, than if the driver is alert, attentive, energetic, or joyful, enhancing safety and providing a comfortable and engaging driving experience that is more personalized than ever before. Smart Eye and Cerence's integrated solution will be demonstrated at CES 2024 in the Cerence booth in the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, booth number 6627.