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The Rear Occupant Alert system will send out warnings to the driver to avoid child deaths in hot cars

Lately, there have been several cases of kids suffocating after being left alone in the car. In almost all instances, the cause of death is intense heat or lack of air circulation. What is even more tragic is that, more often than not, the parents are unaware that the child was in the car in the first place.While it happens frequently in the US, cases have been reported from the Middle East, Africa and other parts of the world. In June this year, three children lost their lives in separate incidents right in the heart of our nation’s capital. In another incident that took place on October 5, 2017, two boys lost their lives after accidentally locking themselves inside the car. Several automakers have been working on solutions to avoid such tragedies. Recently, Hyundai demonstrated their Rear Occupant Alert system in a video. The latest system from Hyundai keeps a check on the rear seats using an ultrasonic sensor that helps recognise the movement of children inside the car.This new alert system can remind the driver of the vehicle to check the rear seats before exiting the vehicle by displaying a message on the instrument cluster. In most cases, children are left... read more »

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