Affectiva has raised $ 26 m in a funding round led by Aptiv , Trend Forward Capital , smart Fool Ventures , smart Forward Capital and CAC to commercialise technology that monitors the mood of vehicle occupants . The Boston - based start - up 's software puts the audio and video data of drivers and passengers through a machine learning algorithm . If a driver is distracted , the software can take control of a semi - autonomous vehicle . If passengers appear unwell , the software can alter the AV 's driving behavior .
Affectiva has raised $26m in a funding round led by Aptiv, Trend Forward Capital, Motley Fool Ventures, Trend Forward Capital and CAC to commercialise technology that monitors the mood of AV occupants. The Boston-based start-up's technology puts the voice and video data of drivers and passengers through a machine learning algorithm. If a driver is distracted, the software can take control of a semi-autonomous vehicle. If passengers appear unwell, the software can alter the AV's driving style.