Avehil by Skydrive is redefining how drivers learn to see the track. By combining high‑fidelity simulation with cutting‑edge eye tracking technology, Skydrive creates an environment where visual behavior becomes measurable, analyzable, and trainable. This project brings together motorsport expertise, advanced engineering, and human‑performance research to understand — and improve — the way drivers look, think, and make decisions on track.
Analysis of ocular movements in real and simulated environments
One of the fundamental principles of driving technique states that the car goes where the eyes go. The correct management of visual attention during a corner approach, turn-in and mid-corner phase is a key factor in performance.
Every trajectory is born from the eyes. Every decision takes shape in a fraction of a second, in a precise point of the track that the driver chooses to look at.
Great drivers do not see more.
They see better.
And above all, they see earlier.
The driver must be able to identify and process, in the correct temporal sequence, braking references, apex, exit trajectory, dashboard information, and mirrors. This process must happen automatically, with minimal cognitive load and maximum perceptual efficiency.
In top-level drivers, these dynamics appear natural. In reality, they are the result of:
High concentration capability
Extremely fast saccadic eye movements
High-speed visual information processing
Well-developed perceptual anticipation skills
For most amateur or developing drivers, these abilities must be acquired, trained and structured.
From this awareness, the project developed with Dominik Dedic – Junior Performance Development Engineer at Sauber Motorsport, Tobii and Skydrive was born.
A project that brings together high-level motorsport, state-of-the-art eye tracking technology, advanced simulation and human performance research.
Project objectives
The research project is focused on the quantitative analysis of drivers’ eye movements in different operational contexts.
The main objectives are:
To characterize the visual behavior of professional drivers
To compare it with that of amateur and non-professional drivers
To identify recurring patterns, significant differences and areas for improvement
To lay the foundations for the development of eye-tracking-based training tools
By analyzing the gaze, we access the most intimate part of driving: the decision-making process. And above all, thanks to Tobii wearable eye trackers, gaze becomes data.
No longer a feeling, but something quantifiable, measurable, analyzable and therefore trainable and improvable.
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