Autonomous Cars Reading Passenger Emotions

Driver emotions might be interesting, but if there aren't any drivers?   Have always been interested in how the behavior of passengers in self-driving cars, which will now include the former driver, will change.  We followed the affective group at MIT for some time as members, worth a look.

Kia wants future autonomous cars to be able to read passengers’ emotions   By Stephen Edelstein in DigitalTrends

At CES 2019, Kia will look into the future, to a time when self-driving cars are the norm. When every person is a passenger, companies will need new ways to improve the experience, Kia reasons. The automaker believes artificial-intelligence technology that can recognize human emotions is the way to do that.

Kia is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab’s Affective Computing group to develop a system called READ, short for Real-time Emotion Adaptive Driving. Kia calls the system a world first, claiming it can analyze a person’s emotional state through “bio-signal recognition technology” and artificial intelligence. The system can then alter certain aspects of the cabin to lift the occupant’s mood, according to Kia.  ... "