Optix partners with Smart Eye to deliver end-to-end fatigue intervention for fleets globally

The driver monitoring technology chosen by the world’s leading car makers joins Optix’s 24/7 human intervention and predictive intelligence, giving commercial fleets an integrated approach to managing driver fatigue.

[Johannesburg, 3 November 2026] – Smart Eye, a global leader in driver monitoring technology, has partnered with Optix, renowned for 24/7 human intervention and predictive fatigue intelligence, to offer fleets a complete solution to combat driver fatigue.

This collaboration combines automotive-grade AI detection from Smart Eye’s AIS driver support system with human-driven intervention and predictive analytics—bridging the safety gap between identifying fatigue and actively preventing incidents.

Fatigue remains one of the most significant safety risks facing commercial transport globally, contributing to up to 20% of road crashes. Yet most fleet technologies stop at detection.

While an alarm may momentarily alert a drowsy driver, it cannot address the underlying condition or ensure appropriate intervention. As a result, fleets are often left managing one of their highest risks with incomplete information and limited real-time support.

Smart Eye and Optix have joined proven technology with proactive intervention to help fleets:

Detect - Smart Eye's proven AI monitors signs of drowsiness, distraction, and impairment in real time.

Act - Optix's skilled Control Tower specialists respond to every critical fatigue event, collaborating with fleet operators to initiate immediate action.

Predict - Leveraging data from millions of monthly events and decades of fatigue expertise, Optix identifies emerging risks before incidents happen.

Prevent - Combined, this solution enables proactive prevention, turning detection into safety action and saving lives.

By bringing together Smart Eye's automotive-grade driver monitoring and Optix's operational expertise, the partnership gives fleet operators a smarter way to reduce risk, protect drivers and improve road safety at scale.

Steve Ford, Chief Executive Officer at Optix, said: “Every alert in our Control Tower is a real person, a parent, partner, or friend often far from home and at their most vulnerable. Fatigue isn’t a choice; it’s a condition that demands real action, not just an automated warning. With Smart Eye’s world-class driver monitoring and Optix’s round-the-clock intervention, we’re delivering more than just alerts, we’re giving fleets the power to actually prevent fatigue-related incidents. Together, we make sure drivers, and everyone sharing the road with them, get safely home.”

John Finér, Chief Technology Officer at Smart Eye, said: “For more than 25 years, we have developed technology that helps systems understand human behavior. Our AIS driver support system brings that experience to commercial fleets, detecting signs of drowsiness, distraction and impairment in real time. Combining AIS with Optix’s human intervention and predictive intelligence gives fleet operators both the information and the operational support to better manage fatigue-related risks.”

About Optix

Optix is a global provider of driver behaviour management and fleet efficiency technology and services. For 25 years, the company’s solutions have been trusted by commercial fleets across the world and have helped over 240,000 drivers return Safely Home.

With established operations across Africa, the Middle East, Australia, New Zealand and Europe, Optix supports customers in more than 60 countries. Over two million Optix devices are installed worldwide in more than a million vehicles, making it one of the most widely deployed driver safety management and fleet efficiency solutions globally.

For more information about Optix, visit https://optix.co/ or LinkedIn.

About Smart Eye

Smart Eye is the leading provider of Human Insight AI, technology that understands, supports and predicts human behavior in complex environments. The company is on a mission to bridge the gap between humans and machines for a safe and sustainable future. Supported by Affectiva and iMotions – companies it acquired in 2021 – Smart Eye’s multimodal software and hardware solutions provide unparalleled insight into human behavior.

In automotive, Smart Eye’s driver monitoring systems and interior sensing solutions improve road safety and the mobility experience. The company’s eye tracking technology and iMotions biosensor software platform are also used in behavioral research to enable advanced research in academic and commercial sectors. In media analytics, Affectiva’s Emotion AI provides the world’s largest brands and market researchers with a deeper understanding of how consumers engage with content, products, and services.

Founded in 1999, Smart Eye is a global company headquartered in Sweden, with customers including NASA, Nissan, Boeing, Honeywell, Volvo, GM, BMW, Polestar, Geely, Harvard University, 28 percent of the Fortune Global 500 companies, and over 1,300 research organizations around the world.

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