Hyundai Mobis Develops 'World's First' Brainwave Technology... Receives Presidential Award

Brainwave-Based Driver Monitoring System 'Embrain'
Receives Presidential Award at Safety Industry Expo Opening Ceremony

Hyundai Mobis' brainwave-based driver monitoring system, 'M-Brain,' which was developed as the world's first, has won the Presidential Award at the Korea Safety Technology Awards.

The company announced on the 13th that it received the Presidential Award, the highest honor at the Safety Technology Awards, during the opening ceremony of the '2023 Safety Industry Expo' held at KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. This recognition was given for contributing to the advancement of the safety industry by developing the new technology called M-Brain and applying it in various fields. Earlier this year, it also received the Innovation Award at CES 2023, gaining international recognition for its innovation.

The brainwave-based driver monitoring system 'M-Brain' exhibited at the Hyundai Mobis booth at the 2023 Seoul Mobility Show
[Photo by Hyundai Mobis]

M-Brain is a system that analyzes the driver's brainwaves to monitor health conditions such as fatigue, drowsiness, and inattention in real time. When the driver's attention decreases, it issues warnings through various sensory methods including visual, auditory, and tactile cues using LED lights around the driver's seat view, vibrating seats, and headrest speakers.

M-Brain is designed to enable brainwave analysis simply by wearing a small earset. It has been miniaturized to ensure comfort even during extended use. The signal quality has also been enhanced to secure high-quality signals. The interpretation accuracy has been improved through systematic machine learning and database development.

The company explains that M-Brain is also beneficial to actual drivers. It has been pilot-tested on public buses in Gyeonggi Province. According to data from the Gyeonggi Research Institute, the frequency of driver inattention incidents decreased by 25.3% during bus operations after wearing M-Brain. Starting with 10 buses in 2021, it has been distributed to 300 buses this year. It is also being used for psychological counseling at six child protection agencies nationwide.

Hyundai Mobis plans to further advance brainwave-based technology and expand its applications, starting with M-Brain.

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