Hyundai Motor Announces New Rear Occupant Alert Reducing Child Heat Hazards
October 3, 2017 by Hyundai•Ultrasonic sensor detects movement in the rear seats •Horn sounds, lights flash and a Blue Link alert message is sent to the driver's smartphone if movement is detected Fountain Valley, Calif., Oct. 3, 2017 – Hyundai Motor showcased a Rear Occupant Alert system in a video today. The system monitors the rear seats using an ultrasonic sensor that helps to detect the movements of children. The system first reminds drivers to check the rear seats when exiting the vehicle with a message on the center instrument cluster display. If the system detects movement in the rear seats after the driver leaves the vehicle it will honk the horn, flash the lights and send a Blue Link alert to the driver's smartphone via Hyundai's Blue Link connected car system. In addition to being forgotten in the car, tragedies have also occurred in cases where children accidentally lock themselves in a car. To prevent issues like these, the rear occupant alert technology will be adopted in future 2019 model year Hyundai vehicles. In the United States, 38 children have died from heatstroke in hot cars so far this year. More than 800 children have died from heat-related illnesses in vehicles since 1994 and in 55 percent of these cases, the parent was unaware their child was even in the vehicle. Experts say it only takes a matter of minutes before the heat can overwhelm a child's ability to regulate his or her internal temperature. Their core temperature can increase three to five times faster than that of an adult. 'The Rear Occupant Alert is just another example of how we do things better at Hyundai,' said Mike O'Brien, vice president, product, corporate and digital planning, Hyundai Motor America. 'This system is a first step in preventing tragedies. We understand only a brief lapse in judgement and inattention can have terrible consequences.'
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