There is a new technology column in front of the article to introduce a new technology of inflatable seat belts. As the closest to the driver in the car, it is also the easiest and most effective to ensure the safety of the driver. The new technology introduced today is the intelligent and safe driving technology recently being developed by a team composed of European companies and research institutions.
Nottingham Trent University in the United Kingdom recently developed a smart seat belt that can monitor the driver’s status. A sensor that can sense ECG is installed on the seat belt. Once it senses that the driver is about to fall asleep , a warning will be issued. If the driver is called, the research team from Nottingham Trent University designed the car to automatically switch to cruise mode at this time, with automatic collision avoidance and anti-departure lane system to prevent the driver from having a major car accident.
In previous reports in many media, it was said that this plan belongs to a European plan called HARKEN, but according to the information collected by the editor, the intelligent research and development of Nottingham Trent University Seat belts are not part of the HARKEN program (http://harken.ibv.org/). However, the specific attribution issue is not explained here, we only talk about technology. The concept of the smart seat belts designed by the two is similar. They both judge whether the driver is asleep by monitoring various indicators of the human body, and then give a warning.