Date: 17/07/2020

Edinburgh Trams is leading development of a wristband which would monitor and analyse tram driver fatigue and well-being, with trials are planned for later this year.

Data from the wearable technology would be analysed in real time, triggering alerts at the operations control centre if the biometrics indicate a risk such as microsleep or a health condition.

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Tram driver safety wristband under development

Railway Gazette International

UK: Edinburgh Trams is leading development of a wristband which would monitor and analyse tram driver fatigue and well-being, with trials are planned for later this year. Data from the wearable technology would be analysed in real time, triggering alerts at the operations control centre if the ...