CES is the most important technology fair in the world. Although the news covers all industries, there are several developments that impact the future of cars, which is what interests us. About, Harman, a company known for its audio products, presented a more than interesting package of vehicle safety assistance technologies.
At CES 2023 Harman introduced an update to its Ready Care technologya suite of sensors that includes in-cab radar sensor solutions, enabling non-contact measurement of vital signs, including the driver’s heart rate, respiratory rate and between-beat levels to determine their state of well-being.
This does monitoring eye movement, cognitive load and vital signs of the driver to determine your level of concentration and attention on the road. Now, additional sensors also provide child presence detection. This can remind parents not to forget their children in the car, which can save lives. And this is very serious, since for example, In the United States alone, an average of 23 children per year die from vehicle heat stroke.
Regarding its implementation, Harman pointed out that the system is completely ready for public roads and will see production within the next three months.
But one of the most interesting novelties is a technological development that appears very simple, but is very useful. A set consisting of a sound and vibration sensor as well as an external microphone for automobiles. These are designed to allow the vehicles to identify emergency vehicle sirens, as well as to detect glass breakage and vehicle impacts.
What is this for? To alert about the proximity of emergency vehicles if music is being heard in the passenger compartment, as well as accidents or braking that are not in sight. However, the most interesting implementation of this technology would be for to be able to give notice of this to autonomous vehicles equipped with this system.
Would you like your vehicle to notify you of the proximity of an ambulance, fire brigade or the police?
