«If the driver is disengaged, I've seen one study that suggests that it can take as long as 7 seconds for him to become aware of the environment he's operating in,» says Walter Sullivan, a human -
machine interface expert at Elektrobit, a Finnish engineering company specializing in wireless and automotive tech.
Project lead Dr Nicola Bellotto, an
expert on
machine perception and human - centred robotics from Lincoln's School of Computer Science, said: «This project will build on our previous research to create an
interface that can be used to help people with visual impairments.