Patent ID: 8604932

Claim:
A vehicle including a system for monitoring a driver of the vehicle during movement of the vehicle under control of the driver, the vehicle comprising an information obtaining system arranged within the vehicle and that obtains information about the driver; a processor arranged within the vehicle and coupled to said information obtaining system, said processor analyzing the information obtained by said information obtaining system and movement of the vehicle to determine during movement of the vehicle and based on the obtained information and movement of the vehicle, whether the driver has lost the ability to continue to control the vehicle, the loss of ability to continue to control the vehicle arising from the driver falling asleep or otherwise being incapable of controlling the vehicle after initially having been awake or otherwise capable of controlling the vehicle; and a reactive component arranged within the vehicle coupled to said processor and which is affected by the determination by said processor that the driver has lost the ability to continue to control the vehicle, said reactive component requiring action by the driver to indicate regaining of the ability to control movement of the vehicle.