Optix partners with Smart Eye on fatigue intervention

Smart Eye, the driver monitoring technology provider, has partnered with driver behaviour management specialist Optix to offer fleets a complete solution to combat driver fatigue.

The collaboration combines automotive-grade AI detection from Smart Eye’s AIS driver support system with human-driven intervention and predictive analytics, and is said to bridge the safety gap between identifying fatigue and actively preventing incidents.

Fatigue remains one of the most significant safety risks facing commercial transport globally, says Optix, contributing to up to 20 per cent of road crashes, yet most fleet technologies stop at detection.

“While an alarm may momentarily alert a drowsy driver, it cannot address the underlying condition or ensure appropriate intervention,” said the company.

“As a result, fleets are often left managing one of their highest risks with incomplete information and limited real-time support.”

With the new solution, Smart Eye’s AI monitors signs of drowsiness, distraction, and impairment in real time, while Optix’s Control Tower specialists respond to every critical fatigue event, collaborating with fleet operators to initiate immediate action.

“Leveraging data from millions of monthly events and decades of fatigue expertise, Optix identifies emerging risks before incidents happen. Combined, this solution enables proactive prevention, turning detection into safety action and saving lives. By bringing together Smart Eye’s automotive-grade driver monitoring and Optix’s operational expertise, the partnership gives fleet operators a smarter way to reduce risk, protect drivers and improve road safety at scale.”

Steve Ford, chief executive officer at Optix, said: “Every alert in our Control Tower is a real person, a parent, partner, or friend often far from home and at their most vulnerable. Fatigue isn’t a choice; it’s a condition that demands real action, not just an automated warning. With Smart Eye’s world-class driver monitoring and Optix’s round-the-clock intervention, we’re delivering more than just alerts, we’re giving fleets the power to actually prevent fatigue-related incidents. Together, we make sure drivers, and everyone sharing the road with them, get safely home.”

John Finér, chief technology officer at Smart Eye, said: “For more than 25 years, we have developed technology that helps systems understand human behavior. Our AIS driver support system brings that experience to commercial fleets, detecting signs of drowsiness, distraction and impairment in real time. Combining AIS with Optix’s human intervention and predictive intelligence gives fleet operators both the information and the operational support to better manage fatigue-related risks.”