The contract represents a four-year term, which will see the technology installed into around 700 vehicles by the end of the 2019 calendar year.
National Express
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The contract represents a four-year term, which will see the technology installed into around 700 vehicles by the end of the 2019 calendar year.
National Express
UK-based National Express will be installing Seeing Machines Ltd.'s AI-enabled driver monitoring technology for improved transport safety across its white fleet coach network and The King’s Ferry operations.
Guardian is Seeing Machines’ driver-monitoring technology for commercial transport, which aids in prevention of driver fatigue and distraction.
The contract represents a four-year term, which will see the technology installed into around 700 vehicles by the end of the 2019 calendar year.
National Express UK Coach operates 1,800 scheduled services every day to a network of around 750 locations across the UK and carried over 20 million passengers in 2018.
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