LaVonda Brown, a Georgia Tech student, has developed a new app that can determine if a user is sober enough to drive. Dubbed the EyeGage, LaVonda Brown's design is currently competing at this year's Disrupt Startup Battlefield competition.
The EyeGage app is free and works by assessing a user's eyes and determining whether or not they are sober enough to get behind the wheel. EyeGage is currently working on compiling a database of eye types and measuring the impact of alcohol on different eye features. The startup plans to conduct a study where participants consume alcohol, and researchers will assess how eyes change in intoxicated individuals.
The company plans to develop a similar database and technology that can access the levels of other substances in the body - such as marijuana and drugs.
Alcohol Level Detection Apps
EyeGage Can Detect Whether or Not a User is Sober Enough to Drive
Trend Themes
1. Alcohol Detection Technology - There's an opportunity to further develop the EyeGage app, or create similar technologies, to provide users real-time updates of their blood alcohol content.
2. Eye-based Diagnostics - The EyeGage's eye-based system is an opportunity for development of similar eye-detection technologies in healthcare that can quickly determine various diseases.
3. Personalized Diagnostics - EyeGage's database-driven approach to determining sobriety presents an opportunity for developing other personalized diagnostic technologies that use data and machine learning towards detection and diagnosis.
Industry Implications
1. Automotive - The EyeGage app specifically targets the automotive sector in order to improve road safety through alcohol detection apps.
2. Healthcare - Eye-based diagnostics technologies present an opportunity in the healthcare sector for various easy-to-use tools that conduct medical tests without the need for large machinery and additional medical personnel.
3. Consumer Electronics - Alcohol level detection apps are applicable to the consumer electronics industry, with an opportunity to further develop and create widespread use of such apps within various technology ecosystems.