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Virus hit supply chain axes Saturday Seat shift at Martorell | Automotive Industry News

Seat cancelled a production change scheduled for tomorrow (14 March) for the reason that the coronavirus outbreak experienced strike its supply chain, in accordance to a spokesman.

The VW Team Spanish organization preserved all other shifts at its Martorell plant near Barcelona, Spain, this 7 days, he informed Reuters.

About one,200 men and women were scheduled to perform on the cancelled change, the only one particular that day, a Seat union source informed the information company.

Seat experienced claimed earlier it was considering sending personnel house temporarily owing to supply chain concerns.

Independently, earlier this 7 days Seat claimed it was researching and creating artificial intelligence technology to beat driver fatigue and increase highway safety.

Its Xplora staff, in conjunction with Eyesight Systems, is creating advanced technology that reports a driver’s eyes and head movement to detect if they are falling asleep or are distracted. It works by using an algorithm which analyses eye openness, angle of eyesight, blink amount and head situation of the driver, along with other visual attributes.