Tesla is developing a system to prevent an accident that often occurs with children in vehicles. It has happened that some people leave their car closed with someone inside and exposed to high temperatures. People can suffocate and die from heat. According to U.S. authorities, 53 children died in the country in high-temperature cars last year. Tesla is working on a new sensor system designed to prevent such accidents, which detects if a child has been forgotten inside the car when it is too hot. The goal of Elon Musk’s company is to help prevent these tragedies with through sensors that perceive whether a minor is enclosed inside when the temperature is high.
The radar-based system provides depth perception and can do so through soft materials, such as a blanket covering a child in a safety chair. This technology is more effective than using cameras, as they are designed to detect breathing patterns and heartbeats. From the Californian manufacturer they also claim that this would serve to optimize airbags and reminders of using the belt, because it would be more effective in distinguishing people from objects.
Tesla seeks permission to use unlicensed millimeter wave sensors that would operate at higher power levels than those permitted by existing rules. Whether or not this system is approved by the Federal Communications Commission.
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