Feeling nervous behind the wheel as old age kicks in?
Prof. Ryuta Kawashima, who helped develop Nintendo's "Brain Age" games, is teaming up with Toyota to develop intelligent cars that will help seniors drive safely, the researcher said Tuesday.
"We envision future cars will be able to monitor brain and emotional activity to back up elderly drivers," said Kawashima, a Tohoku University scientist who worked on Nintendo Co.'s best-selling "Brain Age" games — and whose smiling image is the guide in the series.
Among technologies on the table at a joint study group are an intelligent system that can determine the driving patterns of drivers and curb any dangerous activity, Kawashima said.