Tesla Applies For Approval Of Sensor To Detect Children Locked In A Hot Car

Tesla is working on a new motion-detection sensor that could detect a child left behind in a hot car. According to Reuters, the company is seeking approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to market the technology, which would use unlicensed millimeter-wave radar sensors designed to operate at higher power levels than allowed under existing rules.

In its application, Tesla said the device could be used to “reduce the risk of pediatric vehicular heatstroke, protect vehicle occupants from injury through advanced airbag deployment and seatbelt reminders, and enhance theft prevention systems.”

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 8/21/2020 5:58:45 PM

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I guess they have to ask. If their system works it can be used for pets as well as children. Neither should ever have to suffer and die in a hot car. I am surprised this was not mandated by governments along with other safety tech that ha come on board in the past few years.

MDarringer - 8/22/2020 8:56:07 AM

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How is it possible to leave your child in a car? You think of your child before looking at memes on your phone.

By the way, in California it is LEGAL to break the glass of any vehicle with a child or an animal inside if you believe there is danger.