It is called Response to rapid change in physical condition technology. With cardiovascular abnormalities, such as accidents of sudden ventricular fibrillation occurring during operation, the driver becomes lost consciousness. This can create a greater potential for enormous social harm. While driving this new Toyota Prius which unveiled today, this technology is, while holding the steering wheel to monitor the activity of cardiovascular research at the stage of predicting the risk before they become emergencies. Toyota to continue further research, aiming to commercialize the system contributes to the prevention of major accidents due to sudden change in physical condition.
With a built-in electrocardiogram (ECG), the new steering wheel could stop the cars of people under distress, and also serve as a mini-check tool every time you ignite your car.
Hypochondriacs, rejoice. Toyota is reportedly working on new steering wheel with an ECG built in. In the future, your car will be able to tell you if you have disease related to cardiovascular which can be detected by monitoring the heart beat pattern.
Contact sensors embedded in the steering wheel detect abnormal heart rhythms via the driver's hands. Toyota recently showed off a Prius outfitted with the steering wheel to a group of reporters at one of its Japan facilities, according to Medgadget. The ECG info was shown on the in-car navigation screen (as shown in the photo). This enable casual check on your heart rate along with the weather and local news.
ECG Monitor snapshot
Toyota concept of new steering wheel (in Japanese)
Toyota isn't the only automaker that wants to put health cautious technology in its vehicles. Ford is also working on a car seat with a built-in heart rate monitor, which can measure the human heartbeat through clothing without any need for skin contact.
Perhaps with increasing number of Malaysian having obesity and heart-related disease, it's not unreasonable to expect the amount of in-car health incidents to increase by time. If a vehicle can detect that a driver is having a heart attack, alert him to pull over, and then automatically call hospitals, connect to the nearest hospitals, contact family members, insurance agents etc..
No word on when Toyota plans to release its heart attack-detecting steering wheel, or whether it will be an optional add-on for health-conscious drivers.
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