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This chapter provides an introduction to the topic of driver drowsiness detection. Through crash statistics and other related data, it demonstrates the importance and seriousness of the subject. Moreover, it introduces some of the terminology and concepts related to this topic.
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Čolić, A., Marques, O., Furht, B. (2014). Introduction. In: Driver Drowsiness Detection. SpringerBriefs in Computer Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11535-1_1
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