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Smart Eye at CES 2026

January 6-9, 2026
Las Vegas

The future runs on Human Insight AI

At CES 2026, Smart Eye showcases a new generation of in-cabin technologies. Built to make vehicles smarter, safer, and more responsive to the people inside them.

Visit us in the West Hall, booth #3327, to experience it all.

From our award-winning Real-Time Alcohol Impairment Detection to fully integrated Under-Display Cameras, each demo highlights practical advancements in driver monitoring and interior sensing.

Clients, partners, and press are welcome to schedule time with our team to learn more about our latest innovations.

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What Can You Expect From Smart Eye at CES 2026?

 

Iris Authentication

/ Bank-level biometric security inside the vehicle

 

Smart Eye’s Iris Authentication verifies driver identity in less than a second using the most stable biometric feature of the human body. Integrated into Smart Eye’s Driver Monitoring System (DMS), it provides secure, contactless authentication without disrupting the natural flow of the vehicle environment — precise enough to distinguish even identical twins.

At CES 2026, the demo shows how iris recognition enables personalized profiles, secures in-car payments, and prevents unauthorized vehicle use, while all biometric data remains processed privately on-device.

Concept Development Kits (CDKs)

/ Explore flexible integration options for driver and cabin monitoring

 

Smart Eye’s Concept Development Kits (CDKs) are designed to help Tier 1 suppliers and OEMs evaluate and integrate advanced Driver and Cabin Monitoring Systems (DMS and CMS) within their own vehicles and configurations.

At CES 2026, Smart Eye’s CDK demo station offers visitors an interactive opportunity to explore these kits firsthand.

Featuring several different configuration examples, the demo illustrates the adaptability of Smart Eye’s software. Each CDK example showcases how options like varied camera placements and system complexity support specific product goals — whether prioritizing cost-efficiency, advanced feature sets, or enhanced compliance under Euro NCAP and GSR standards.

The demo also includes Smart Eye’s Synthetic Data Generation Tool, which produces realistic, AI-generated data to train and validate in-cabin monitoring systems.

A Guide to Euro NCAP’s 2026 Safety Ratings Update

From 2026, a five-star Euro NCAP rating depends on what happens inside the cabin.

This eBook breaks down the biggest updates, outlines what’s required from OEMs and suppliers, and helps you prepare for the next round of ratings.

Download eBook

AIS

/ Prevent accidents with real-time insight

 

Smart Eye’s AIS is a complete driver support system designed for effortless installation and integration into any vehicle — including trucks, buses, and passenger cars. By detecting distraction, drowsiness, and impairment in real time, it helps prevent accidents and ensure compliance with GSR and Euro NCAP requirements.

At CES 2026, AIS features Smart Eye’s Real-Time Alcohol Impairment Detection, which identifies driver intoxication based on real-time behavioral data. Optional cloud connectivity enables data sharing and integration with broader vehicle architectures, while all processing remains securely inside the vehicle.

 

A CES 2026 Innovation Awards® Honoree

Smart Eye’s Real-Time Alcohol Impairment Detection has been named a CES 2026 Innovation Awards® Honoree in the Vehicle Tech & Advanced Mobility category. Recognized for its behavioral approach to detecting intoxication through subtle eye and eyelid movements, it delivers the first production-ready DMS feature capable of identifying alcohol impairment in real time.

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AI ONE

/ Full-feature driver monitoring in a single compact unit

 

Smart Eye’s AI ONE delivers all the performance of a full Driver Monitoring System (DMS) in one self-contained package. By combining the camera, image sensor, processor, and software into a single unit, it removes the need for external ECUs, bulky cabling, and complex integration — without sacrificing performance.

At CES 2026, visitors can see how AI ONE delivers high-end DMS capability in under two watts of power. It’s efficient, road-ready, and designed to make advanced driver monitoring easier to integrate than ever before.

Under-Display Camera Integration

/ Invisible Design — Full, Road-Ready DMS Performance

 

At CES 2026, Smart Eye demonstrates how driver monitoring cameras can be seamlessly integrated behind the display — completely hidden from view. The demo shows how this setup preserves full system performance and responsiveness while making the camera invisible to the occupants.

Interior Sensing AI

/ Extend the intelligence to the entire car

 

Smart Eye’s Automotive Interior Sensing AI combines Driver Monitoring (DMS) and Cabin Monitoring (CMS) to gain a deep, human-centric understanding of what’s happening throughout the vehicle. The result is a safer, more personalized experience for everyone on board.

At CES 2026, visitors can step into a four-seat buck demo that brings these capabilities to life. Each in-cabin event — from detecting driver alertness to identifying passengers, objects, and emotions — is processed in real time. By linking multiple events together, visitors can build their own journey and experience how Smart Eye’s technology responds in each situation.

Interior Sensing in Real Life: 4 Everyday Scenarios That Show the Technology in Action

Interior sensing, or in-cabin sensing, is often talked about in abstract terms – cabin awareness, driver monitoring, vehicle intelligence. But what does it actually look like in practice? What happens when this technology is built into a real driving experience?

To answer that, we created four short driving scenarios inside Smart Eye’s in-house simulator.

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Sheila: The Empathetic AI Co-Driver

/ Dynamic human-vehicle interactions built on generative AI

 

Sheila is Smart Eye’s in-cabin assistant that combines advanced sensing technologies with generative AI for real-time, context-aware interaction. By analyzing driver and passenger behaviors — such as gaze, expressions, and activity — Sheila adapts her responses to each situation, whether enhancing safety or engaging occupants through conversation.

At CES 2026, visitors can meet Sheila in person. The demo features a gaze-activated robot head that reacts to attention and interaction, bringing Sheila’s emotional intelligence to life.

A CES 2025 Innovation Awards® Honoree, Sheila’s modular design integrates seamlessly with OEM HMI systems, providing vehicle manufacturers with a flexible solution for elevating both in-vehicle safety and experience.

Affectiva Emotion Sensing AI

/ Welcome to the world of Affectiva emotion sensing AI

 

Facial coding is a key technology in automotive interior sensing, as it can give nuanced insight into what’s happening with people in a vehicle. The data enables car manufacturers to improve safety and deliver personalized mobility experiences that enhance comfort, wellness, and entertainment.

A pioneer of emotion sensing AI, Affectiva’s core technology offers a robust and diverse database of 15M+ faces and 8B+ facial frames from 90 different countries. Our emotion sensing AI solutions offer 20+ facial classifiers to accurately detect emotions and cognitive states from the face. For CES 2026, we have simplified our demo to show attendees a selection of our metrics. As you interact with the camera and make different facial expressions on the screen, our application captures how you are emotionally reacting in real-time.

Schedule a meeting & demo with Smart Eye

We are scheduling private meetings and demos for select clients, partners and press. Please let us know in the form below what you would like to meet about and we will get back to you.


/ About Smart Eye

Smart Eye is the global leader in Human Insight AI, technology that understands, supports and predicts human behavior in complex environments. We are bridging the gap between humans and machines for a safe and sustainable future. Our multimodal software and hardware solutions provide unprecedented human insight in automotive and behavioral research—supported also by Affectiva and iMotions, companies we acquired in 2021.

In automotive, we provide road-ready Driver Monitoring Systems and next-generation Interior Sensing solutions. Our technology is built on two decades of automotive experience and has been proven by 368 design wins from 23 of the world’s leading car manufacturers, including GM, Audi, Porsche, Nissan, and Volvo. Our Driver Monitoring software is already included in more than 3,000,000 cars on the road.

We also offer complete hardware and software aftermarket solutions for fleet and small-volume OEMs, powering vehicles on the road today. As the preferred partner to the automotive industry, Smart Eye is leading the way towards safer, more sustainable transportation and mobility experiences that enhance wellness, comfort, and entertainment. A publicly traded company, Smart Eye was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Sweden with offices in the US, UK, Germany, Denmark, Egypt, Singapore, China and Japan.

Learn more at smarteye.ai

 

See you at CES 2026!

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