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Today cars are already equipped with cameras and sensors to monitor driver alertness.
Politicans and lawmakers are yet to determine the legality ofalcohol in Level-5 autonomous vehicles.
Beyond drunk-driving: what happened to the promise of the car-as-a-hospital?
Every day,29 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashesthat involve drunk-driving.
But its not the first time, technology has been deployed to monitor driver health.
Diabetesis a health condition that has long interested tech companies.
Ford also worked with Aachen University in Germany to create ECG sensors that could monitor heart health.
But none of these ideas gained commercial traction.
Was it due to the cost of rollout?
Still, its foreseeable interest will persist, perhaps with a partnership with wearable health tech.
Can your car detect COVID-19?
In Israel,UVEYEhas developedcontact-free, emergency-vehicle inspection systems.
This could help healthcare professionals rapidly identify individuals who might require additionalCOVID-19testing or treatment.
The company equipped health-related fleet operators with the equipment on a not-for-profit basis.
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Story byCate Lawrence
Cate Lawrence is an Australian tech journo living in Berlin.
