Scientists in Canada have developed a sensor that detects and raises the alarmwhen children or pets are left alone in a car.
The device uses radar technology and artificial intelligence to trigger analarm when an animal or child is detected alone in a vehicle, with the teambehind the product saying it works with 100% accuracy.
The sensor, which measures just over an inch, would be attached to a vehicle’sceiling or rear-view mirror. Its radar signals would be reflected back bypeople or pets inside the car, and AI would then analyze the findings todetermine whether to raise the alarm, according to the scientists at theUniversity of Waterloo in Canada.
The device would prevent doors from locking and sound an alarm to alert thedriver and people in the area.
“It addresses a serious, world-wide problem,” George Shaker, an engineeringprofessor at the university, said in a statement. “This system is soaffordable it could become standard equipment in all vehicles.”
“Unlike cameras, this device preserves privacy and it doesn’t have any blindspots because radar can penetrate seats, for instance, to determine if thereis an infant in a rear-facing car seat,” he added.
According to the safety organization Kids and Cars, an average of 37 childrendie each year in hot cars in the United States. In 2019 so far, the number ofdeaths is at 52.
These include instances in which a child has been forgotten in a car,accidentally locks themselves in a car or trunk, or, in a small number ofcases, when a child has been intentionally left in a car. A recent case inFlorida saw a toddler die after being left inside her family’s car in the heatall day.
“It addresses a serious, world-wide problem,” George Shaker, an engineeringprofessor at the university, said in a statement. “This system is soaffordable it could become standard equipment in all vehicles.”
“Unlike cameras, this device preserves privacy and it doesn’t have any blindspots because radar can penetrate seats, for instance, to determine if thereis an infant in a rear-facing car seat,” he added.
According to the safety organization Kids and Cars, an average of 37 childrendie each year in hot cars in the United States. In 2019 so far, the number ofdeaths is at 52. These include instances in which a child has been forgottenin a car, accidentally locks themselves in a car or trunk, or, in a smallnumber of cases, when a child has been intentionally left in a car.
A recent case in Florida saw a toddler die after being left inside herfamily’s car in the heat all day.
Source: CNN
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