Volvo Cars is set to install in-car cameras and sensors to monitor drivers for signs of intoxication and distraction.
Actions the car could take include limiting speed to slowing down and then parking the car in a safe place. Installation of the technology will start in the early 2020s. "When it comes to safety, our aim is to avoid accidents altogether rather than limit the impact when an accident is imminent and unavoidable," Henrik Green, Volvo Cars' senior vice president, research and development, said in a statement Wednesday.
The system, Volvo Cars said, will be on the lookout for a range of potentially dangerous behaviors. These include drivers who display a"complete lack of steering input for extended periods of time" or have their eyes closed or off the road for long periods. Technology will also monitor"excessively slow reaction times" and"extreme weaving across lanes."
All cars should have sensors that disable the engine when alcohol is detected
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