Guardian Driver Fatigue and Distraction Monitoring

Seeing Machines is a computer vision company founded in 2000 as a spin-out from the Australian National University, developed with Volvo Technological Development. Headquartered in Australia and listed on London's AIM market, it has offices in Australia, the USA, Europe and Asia, and builds driver and operator monitoring technology for automotive, commercial fleet, off-road and aviation markets with the goal of zero transport fatalities.

Guardian is its aftermarket fleet solution. An in-cabin sensor tracks the driver's head position, eye gaze and eye closure to detect fatigue and distraction, a forward-facing camera records the road, and a seat vibration motor responds to microsleeps. The vehicle unit issues audio, visual and vibration alerts, while the 24/7 Guardian Centre reviews and classifies events and notifies fleet managers within minutes of a confirmed fatigue event. The Guardian Live web portal provides event data and video for compliance and coaching. More than 1,200 transport and logistics organisations use Guardian.

• In-cabin eye tracking: measures head position, eye gaze and eye closure to detect fatigue.
• Distraction detection: generation 3 detects short off-road glances such as phone use.
• Multi-sensory alerts: audio, visual and seat vibration alerts in real time.
• Guardian Centre: 24/7 analysts confirm events and notify fleet managers within minutes.
• Guardian Live: web portal for event data, video, compliance reporting and coaching.
• Forward-facing camera: records road footage to give context for each event.

Night-running intercity coach operators in Vietnam can detect microsleeps and intervene before accidents. Fuel and gas tanker fleets can document fatigue management for hazardous goods compliance. Mining and quarry haul truck operators can monitor operators on long shifts.

Guardian is reported by the company to reduce fatigue-related driving events by more than 94%. Human review at the 24/7 Guardian Centre filters false alarms, so managers act only on confirmed risk, such as ordering a break or ending a shift. Video and event records support compliance with fatigue rules and driver coaching, and the generation 3 system adds detection of short off-road glances such as phone use.

Driver monitoring is becoming mandatory in new vehicles in the European Union, and Australian heavy vehicle rules now reference fatigue and distraction detection technologies. Fleet operators elsewhere are adopting aftermarket systems to manage fatigue on long-haul and night operations. Asian markets with fast-growing freight and passenger transport face similar fatigue-related accident risks.

Founded in 2000 as an Australian National University spin-out, headquartered in Australia and listed on AIM (SEE). Automotive driver monitoring technology is in more than 4.8 million cars, with a new Japanese production award from Mitsubishi Electric Mobility in H1 FY2026. Partners shown include Transport for London, Qantas, Daimler, CAT and Magna.