I never thought my car would track my smile, but that feature and lots of others could be coming to a vehicle near you in the not-too-distant feature. The LG Vision AI Mobility Concept here at CES 2025 uses a combination of sensors, cameras and AI to not only keep tabs on your health and stress, it gives you a driving report, complete with a score.
I stepped inside the cockpit of this concept and immediately I could tell this was a high-tech ride. I could choose my route using eye tracking, so I choose the option with pretty mountains and the ocean in the background. From there, I started driving, and I noticed that the steering wheel was tracking my heart rate.
There's more, the LG Vision AI Mobility Concept also tracks your stress levels in real-time (which is stressful in itself, no?), and it maps your posture and tells if you're distracted by modeling a 3D skeleton. At one point I pretended to take a phone call and held my phone up to my ear, and I saw a red alert pop up in the bottom right corner of the screen.
The LG concept can also tell if you're seated normally or too close to the dashboard, or if you're smoking, drinking or talking. Or even yawning. A bit creepy, yes, but this thing can definitely tell if you're distracted.
But how about your mood? I noticed a little face in the middle of the screen that said Neutral beneath it. I wondered how to make this better and I was told that if I smiled it would turn to happy. But no ordinary smile...you have to really mean it I guess.
At the end of the ride, the LG Vision AI Mobility Concept gives you a health report with your heart rate and stress percent and emotional state, as well as a driving report score. In this case I got an 81 out of 100 due to the purposeful distractions during my demo.
Of course, this type of technology isn't coming to cars this year, but in a few years we could see some of these safety features come to vehicles. And I could definitely see in-car AI assistants (politely) reminding you to remain focused or asking you if you want to stop and get coffee if you're looking a bit drowsy.
So I'm excited about what's coming but also a little freaked out.
