Vital data scanner

Stroke in the car: technology against horror scenarios

This electric car recognizes whether the driver is well - and sounds the alarm if it detects signs of medical problems.(Bild: plri.de)

Horror scenario on the road: while driving, the driver suffers a heart attack or stroke, loses control of the vehicle and a serious accident occurs. Even if you are young and fit, it can still happen to other road users and therefore indirectly to you. Researchers from Germany want to prevent this from happening.

The scenario described at the beginning is unfortunately not all that rare and is likely to become even more relevant in the coming years as the number of elderly drivers on Austria's roads increases due to demographic change. However, many serious accidents could be prevented if the driver could be informed of the impending emergency in good time. Engineers from Germany now want to achieve just that and are demonstrating a car that is also an AI vital scanner. How it works.