Tram driver safety wristband under development

[John Ashworth]

Tram driver safety wristband under development

Edinburgh Trams is leading development of a wristband which would monitor and analyse tram driver fatigue and well-being, with trials are planned for later this year.

Data from the wearable technology would be analysed in real time, triggering alerts at the operations control centre if the biometrics indicate a risk such as microsleep or a health condition.

The aim is to be pre-emptive, identifying symptoms that could indicate a future loss of consciousness, rather than to develop a reactive system which would intervene to stop the tram...