Mutual Co-pilot
Despite the approach sports that the devices called wearables , like the smart watches, there are many other practical uses for them. This has been proven by the company Samsung and the insurer Mutua Madrileña, companies that have collaborated in the development of an exclusive application for the smartwatch or Samsung Gear S capable of knowing the status of the user behind the wheel and alerting them to possible dangers.
And it is that one of the virtues of the devices that are worn is having direct contact with the user, of whom, in the In the case of this watch, it is even capable of picking up the heartbeat Issues that may be of vital utilitywhen you are on the road, while driving. It is in this aspect where the Copilot Mutua application is surprising, which is what this tool is called, allowing to know if the driver is sleeping, you are having some kind of seizure or if you are in the correct posture to control the vehicle at all times.
The idea is simple but intelligent. Thanks to the sensors of the Samsung Gear S (gyroscope, accelerometer and heart rate monitor), the application is able to recognize certain situations and states of the driver.By always wearing it on your wrist, Mutual Copilot keeps track of values such as your position, pulse or even movementsAlways learning from your usual values to know when something is wrong. It is at that moment when the watch, thanks to its connectivity section (antenna WiFi, 3G, own GPS and Bluetooth), notifies the user by all means of that something is happening
Of course, first it is necessary to carry out a small previous configuration And the fact is that the application is customizable , reading the heart rate data of each user when they are at rest to get to know them better, as well as the audio settings for the warnings it emits if something goes wrong.
With all this, you only have to activate the application when you start a trip.In this way, Mutual Co-pilot will learn from the driver and watching him while he keeps his full attention on road. If the watch, thanks to its sensors, detects danger of drowsiness, or discovers that the driver's heart rate is too high with respect to the average, or even that has exceeded the maximum number of hours behind the wheel recommended by the General Directorate of Traffic, will begin atissue warnings in the form of vibrations and sounds All this to alert the driver and try toavoid an accident or danger as soon as the abnormality is detected.
In short, a road safety application that attaches to the wrist passively, recording the user's driving activity without involving any kind of effort. All assistance that demonstrates the possibilities of these devices beyond the world of sports or as a mere second screen to which to bring notifications from smartphoneIt must also be said that this tool is the result of a research project carried out by the Pontifical University of Salamanca The application Copiloto Mutua is now available to download in the section Gear Apps of Galaxy Apps, the exclusive app store of Samsung
