In order to improve road safety BMW has recently, in collaboration with other institutes, universities and companies, revealed two technical innovations : the child-recognition system and the heart attack victim scheme.
The child-recognition system is a system that is based on two elements. First of all, the potential traffic victims, especially children, wear a small radio frequency transponder, which they can carry around with them for example in their backpack. Furthermore, the BMW’s are equipped with a Doppler system which can recognize and predict the exact location and movement of the person wearing the transponder. If the Doppler system determinates a potential collision danger, the driver’s attention gets drawn by a security signal and the car starts to slow down and may even stop if the circumstances acquire such a measure.
The second innovation of BMW is the heart attack victim scheme, in which potential victims, like sporty people and people who have health problems, have to wear a pulse detecting bracelet which sends information about their pulse to the car’s software.
When a coronary occurs, the heart attack victim scheme activates the GPS, accurate digital maps and cameras, which cooperate in order to stipulate the exact location of the car. Then when the position of the car is located, the ultrasonic blind spots gets activated to conclude whether the next lane is free and this way the car steers to the hard shoulder, after which the car starts to brake and stops. Finally the in-built car telephone automatically calls the emergency services.
In my opinion these two innovations, which have to wait a few years before their introduction in the market, can have positive effects in the future on the rate of road injuries and can only lead to more road safety and a safer environment.
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Source : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/road-safety/8073030/BMW-technical-innovations-review.html
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