TECHNIQUES FOR DETECTING ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE

Disclosed embodiments include techniques for providing alerts to a driver of a vehicle. The techniques include detecting a condition that exceeds a threshold hazard potential; detecting a predetermined gesture of a driver, the predetermined gesture indicating that the driver has acknowledged the detected condition; in response to detecting the predetermined gesture, reducing an urgency level for alerting the driver of the detected condition; and determining whether to issue an alert to the driver based on the reduced urgency level.