Smart Camera Technology Will Detect Suspicious Bags, Distracted Drivers, Firms Say

Hikvision and Movidius said their technologies will be used in smart cameras to provide video analytics for car model classification, intruder detection, suspicious baggage alerts and seatbelt detection. Movidius’ Myriad 2 Vision Processing Unit (VPU) technology will be used to run deep neural networks to allow security systems to automatically detect anomalies including suspicious packages, drivers distracted by mobile devices, and intruders trying to access secure locations, they said in a Monday announcement. Running deep neural networks historically has required devices to depend on cloud computing, but the VPU enables advanced algorithms to run inside the cameras themselves, they said.