Seeing Machines Limited announced the launch of the latest version of its Driver State System (DSS) product. This is in conjunction with the establishment of its Fatigue Consulting Services offering. The company has launched DSS Version 3.0, further building on the success of the existing DSS product, which has become the accepted standard in the area of fatigue detection and management for mine vehicle operators. The hardware platform of DSS Version 3.0 is considerably more ruggedised than previous versions and has been developed based on results from extensive testing and field trials conducted in partnership with global mining companies during the past year. The new product is designed specifically to meet the demands of harsh environments such as mining and Seeing Machines believes any prior issues relating to hardware reliability have been overcome. These issues, caused by the extremely unforgiving conditions under which the DSS products operate, had resulted in additional costs to the DSS business resulting from extended trial-periods and roll-outs. The new version addresses these issues and the company expects to experience an expansion in roll-outs within existing customer operations and faster uptake of the product from the growing pipeline of potential customers. In conjunction with the availability of the new hardware Seeing Machines has also ramped up its DSS service offering such that it now includes 24/7 support, onsite inventory and more comprehensive SLAs. The company has also introduced new service offerings supported by its DSSi platform (integrated data analysis and reporting component of the DSS product suite) that integrates state of the art fatigue management tools, reporting and services directly into the customer's existing business processes.