Neuromobile-2022
The developers of the Russian neuromobile for the disabled will present a production model in 2022
Specialists of Nizhny Novgorod State University named after N. I. Lobachevsky together with the company "Zetta" have created an electric car for people with disabilities with a neurocontroller, through which the driver will be able to control on-board devices. The developers plan to produce the first batch of neuromobiles by 2022, the information bureau of the National Technology Initiative (NTI) told TASS on Friday.
"In Nizhny Novgorod State University named after N. I. Lobachevsky, together with the company "Zetta", the development of a technology for neuroassisting and monitoring the condition of an electric car driver has started. The main innovation of the technology being developed is a multimodal neurocontroller, through which the driver will control on-board devices. Now the developers are testing a prototype, by 2022 it is planned to produce the first batch of electric cars for people with disabilities equipped with a neuroassisting system. The Russian electric car will be produced in Togliatti, where a plant for the production of components is currently being built," the NTI information bureau told TASS.
The multimodal neurocontroller will be a software and hardware complex with the help of which a car driver, deprived of the ability to drive a car with the help of hands or feet, will be able to interact with the car with the help of active limbs, as well as eyes and tongue.
"We are developing a special suit for a driver with disabilities, which, with the help of various sensors, will take into account not only brain activity and eye movements, but also the actions of legs, hands and even tongue – a special joystick can be developed for him. Sensors on the head will take into account changes in the characteristics of the electrical activity of the brain ...," August Li, Deputy Vice–rector for Scientific Work at the Lobachevsky National Research University, explained to TASS.
The electric car will also be equipped with an augmented reality system that will display data about the trip on the windshield or a separate screen. The developers assume that the neuroassisting technology will be in demand among users of corporate transport and personal cars. The Neuronet Market Working Group of the National Technology Initiative has approved the project of a multimodal driver assistance and condition monitoring system for support within the framework of the Neuronet roadmap as a promising direction for the development, including unmanned transport.
"An unmanned vehicle is getting closer to a person and the next generation of cars is when the car will take biological information and understand what mood the driver is in now, whether he is tired, aggressive and how dangerous it can be for driving. All this information will affect the movement and presence of a person in the car – if he is tired, the car will offer soft illumination of the dashboard, calm driving mode," Alexander Semenov, executive director of the Neuronet Industry Union, explained to TASS.
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