New airplane seat design to make it easier to sleep in economy

Post by stedaniels » Tue, Dec 10, 2019, 8:21 AM UTC

manigandham wrote: post #126

oceliker wrote: post #39

> The designers are considering adding facial recognition technology to the design. Um, what > In fitting with the trend towards more personalized, data-driven flying experiences, New Territory is keen to add facial recognition technology to the mix too. > The idea is that as the seat wing recognizes that you've fallen asleep, it'll automatically turn off the movie playing on your IFE. This could be the worst idea ev…

This isn't recognizing your specific face, it's about watching your general expressions. Many modern cars already have something like this to see if you're falling sleeping while behind the wheel and will start vibrating the seats and steering while sounding alarms to get you alert again. That being said, it's definitely over engineered compared to a "are you still active" button on the screen.

Post by Zarath » Tue, Dec 10, 2019, 8:22 AM UTC

kortilla wrote: post #120

espes wrote: post #30

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In the UK there are several 2-3 hour train routes that are routinely standing room only. It's not a big deal.

Do people stand for that entire time? That’s some third-world country shit.

Post by Zarath » Tue, Dec 10, 2019, 8:24 AM UTC

larnmar wrote: post #51

eagsalazar2 wrote: post #20

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The price per square inch of human space has probably stayed the same after inflation adjustment. People on average are just more likely to buy cheaper seats than more room, so by natural selection we get smaller seats.

Fares have come down in absolute dollar terms (let alone inflation adjusted) over the last twenty years, while economy seat sizes have barely changed. What has changed is yield management — airlines have got much better at flying with as few empty seats as possible. So the main thing that has gone down to allow prices to decrease in real terms is your chance of getting an empty seat next to you.

Post by manigandham » Tue, Dec 10, 2019, 8:31 AM UTC

stedaniels wrote: post #131

manigandham wrote: post #126

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This isn't recognizing your specific face, it's about watching your general expressions. Many modern cars already have something like this to see if you're falling sleeping while behind the wheel and will start vibrating the seats and steering while sounding alarms to get you alert again. That being said, it's definitely over engineered compared to a "are you still active" button on the screen.

You are ignoring the argument. You are in fact building the strawman for an excuse to point cameras at everyone for the duration of the flight.

Post by ehnto » Tue, Dec 10, 2019, 8:43 AM UTC

synaesthesisx wrote: post #134

oceliker wrote: post #39

> The designers are considering adding facial recognition technology to the design. Um, what > In fitting with the trend towards more personalized, data-driven flying experiences, New Territory is keen to add facial recognition technology to the mix too. > The idea is that as the seat wing recognizes that you've fallen asleep, it'll automatically turn off the movie playing on your IFE. This could be the worst idea ev…

The other intended function is to measure & monetize viewer engagement and sentiment, so that IFE can offer personalized ads as an additional revenue stream for the airlines.