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Smart Eye has entered into an agreement to acquire Sightic, a Gothenburg-based company specializing in behavioral impairment detection across alcohol and drugs.
The acquisition brings together two complementary stacks: Smart Eye’s production-grade distraction, drowsiness, and alcohol impairment detection, and Sightic’s alcohol‑ and drug‑impairment technology.
Together, the companies can broaden in‑vehicle impairment detection to cover distraction, fatigue, alcohol, and drugs within a single automotive‑grade system. With their combined technologies and datasets, Smart Eye and Sightic can bring advanced behavioral impairment detection into production vehicles faster, strengthening road safety.
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About Smart Eye
Smart Eye is the leading provider of Human Insight AI, technology that understands, supports and predicts human behavior in complex environments. The company is on a mission to bridge the gap between humans and machines for a safe and sustainable future. Supported by Affectiva and iMotions – companies it acquired in 2021 – Smart Eye’s multimodal software and hardware solutions provide unparalleled insight into human behavior.
In automotive, Smart Eye’s driver monitoring systems and interior sensing solutions improve road safety and the mobility experience. In June 2025, Smart Eye launched production-grade alcohol impairment detection, becoming the first company to bring this capability into vehicles. The technology was later named a CES 2026 Innovation Awards honoree.
Founded in 1999, Smart Eye is a global company headquartered in Sweden, with customers including NASA, Nissan, Boeing, Honeywell, Volvo, GM, BMW, Polestar, Geely, Harvard University, 26 percent of the Fortune Global 500 companies, and over 1,300 research organizations around the world.
About Sightic
Sightic Analytics is a Gothenburg-based technology company founded in 2019 by former police officer Stefanie Najafi and psychologist Jenny Johansson. The idea was developed during their time at the Swedish Security Service (SÄPO), where they identified a growing need for objective, scalable methods to assess alcohol and drug impairment and attention-related risks in real-world environments.
Sightic is at the forefront of science and technology, developing new ways of identifying impairment through advanced eye analysis and artificial intelligence. By combining cutting-edge research with practical, scalable solutions, the company is helping to strengthen safety standards across industries—supporting safer decisions and contributing to a more secure future for everyone.
Sightic received €2.5 million (approximately SEK 28 million) in funding from the European Innovation Council (EIC) in recognition of its innovation and its potential to deliver meaningful societal impact.
