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BHP Billiton

Independently reportedOtherAustraliaIn productionEnterpriseClassical MLLive 2022

Independently reported. An independent or peer-reviewed source reports this result, alongside the vendor.

Reported by nridigital.com (independent reporting). Checked against the source page on 2026-09-06. 1 of 1 figures below appear on that page word for word.

The problem

Drowsiness and fatigue among its machine drivers leading to loss of lives and money due to accidents.

What was deployed

Technique
Classical ML
Data used
brainwaves of drivers
Scale
1,500 workers have been tested in 150 trucks

What changed

Each row is quoted from the source. Figures we could not find on the page in those words are marked — they are kept, not deleted, so you can judge them.

zeroaccidents due to driver drowsinesssince 2022

“Although the scheme was only started in 2022, BHP has experienced zero accidents due to driver drowsiness”

Quoted word for word from the source

“It sits on your forehead and it actually can measure your brainwaves and look at… patterns that show fatigue over time,” stated the Technology Officer of BHP, Diane Jurgens. “It will notify our drivers but also, just as importantly, it's integrated with our back office and the supervisors that can also get notified so they can intervene.”
— Diane Jurgens

Sources

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