The sensors can detect a driver’s ECG—or electrocardiogram—through their clothing, even multiple layers of a suit, but are invisible since they’re stitched and integrated into the car seat’s fabric. And while most automotive fatigue-sensing systems simply alert the driver or attempt to wake them up in some way, the researchers at Nottingham Trent University in the UK envision them being used to activate a car’s cruise control systems and lane-keeping functionality to prevent an accident should they drift off.
via Gizmodo
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