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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2001
Judith Lee Gardner, Detroit, MI (US);
Robert Michael Gardner, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Donald Remboski, Dearborn, MI (US);
Judith Lee Gardner, Detroit, MI (US);
Robert Michael Gardner, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Donald Remboski, Dearborn, MI (US);
Temic Automotive of North America, Inc., Deer Park, IL (US);
Abstract
A method () for improving driver performance includes the steps of receiving vehicle operating data from the vehicle (); monitoring an interior portion of the vehicle and receiving operator activity data from the interior portion of the vehicle (); receiving vehicle environment data from the environment external to the vehicle (); monitoring the vehicle operator and receiving operator condition data relating to a condition of the vehicle operator (); recording an operator performance assessment based on the vehicle operating data, the operator activity data, the vehicle environment data and the operator condition data (); and reporting the operator performance assessment to the operator ().