Produced in cooperation with the nearby Aachen University, Ford has produced the prototype with a view to possibly incorporating the technology in future cars.
The system can measure symptoms of a driver’s stress levels in various driving situations, and in a production version could be used by the car to reduce information to the driver to just what’s necessary for the moment.
The company’s scientists also envisage it triggering a safe stopping sequence should the technology see the signs of an imminent heart attack. And in such a situation, it could also call for an ambulance through Ford’s Sync internet communications system, already in use in the US and shortly to be made available in Europe.
The ECG seat is at the moment only in experimental stages.
