Over the years, Volvo has distinguished itself security technologies active and passive. To continue the search for the perfect car to reduce the risk of accidents, the Swedish manufacturer is investing in CorrActionsa startup specializing inArtificial Intelligence.

Indeed, this technology can contribute to the improvement understanding human behaviorwith the goal of creating cars that will no longer have accidents.

Volvo: a startup with artificial intelligence

By Volvo Cars Technology Foundationits venture capital arm, Volvo Cars has just made a strategic investment, the financial details of which have not been disclosed, by participating in the latest fundraising CorrActionsan Israeli startup that specializes in brain monitoring thanks to artificial intelligence.

“Thanks to Tech Fund, we want to be a strategic partner for exciting startups that can help strengthen our position as a technological leader in our industry”said Oleksandr Petrofsky, director of the Volvo Cars Tech Fund: “CorrActions fits these criteria perfectly and is focused on a mission that is close to our hearts: making cars safer and providing greater safety for people in and around the car. »

This company has developed technology that could revolutionize brain activity monitoring to help the Swedish manufacturer understand drivers even better. The artificial intelligence-based software developed by CorrActions can detect deviations in cognitive status drivers and passengers, depending on muscle micromovements that reflect brain activity.

Volvo: intelligent determination of the driver’s condition

Using existing sensors, for example on the steering wheel, these movements can be usedidentify several symptoms for example, distraction, intoxication, or excessive fatigue.

With this system, CorrActions is trying to solve the same problems as Volvo’s safety engineers: indeed, over decades of research, the brand’s teams learned that absent-mindedness and fatigue these are everyday realities. In traffic, a few seconds of inattention is enough to cause an accident.

This CorrActions technology can potentially complement Volvo’s future safety systems. By investing in this technology startup, Volvo Cars Tech Fund wants to support the development and commercialization of its technology.