MUMBAI, India, Feb. 27 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641017358 A) filed by R. M. K. Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Feb. 17, for 'the driver drowsiness detection and alert system using internet of things (iot) technology.'

Inventor(s) include Ms Ganga Devi P; and Ms Sumitha. T.

The application for the patent was published on Feb. 27, under issue no. 09/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Driver fatigue remains a leading cause of road accidents worldwide, particularly during long-distance and night-time driving. The present invention discloses an Internet of Things (IoT)-based Driver Drowsiness Detection and Alert System that continuously monito...