DEVICES AND METHODS FOR GENERATING ALERTS AND COACHING FOR ASSISTING OPERATION OF VEHICLES

An apparatus includes: a camera configured to view a driver of a vehicle; a speed detector configured to determine a speed of the vehicle; an event detector configured to detect an event based on images from the camera; a timer configured to time a duration of the event detected based on the images from the camera; and an alert generator configured to provide an alert signal when the duration of the event detected based on the images from the camera satisfies a duration criterion, and when the speed of the vehicle satisfies a speed criterion.