Hyundai has patented a new technology that is fully or partially blocks the operation of mobile phones in the car. In this way, the automaker is offering a new way to deal with inattentive driving, which is increasingly becoming a cause of accidents.
Depending on various variables, such as velocity, the system determines what functions to use safely, and what – no. Limiting can only operate in the vicinity of or around the driver’s cabin of the vehicle.
Complex operates using multiple antennas, which pick up the signals transmitted by the mobile device. As their detection system selectively enables or disables certain functions, such as phone calls or SMS-messages. It is noteworthy that the system is able to take into account various factors such as time of day, or the degree of importance of the caller is most likely determined by the user in advance. To operate the new technology Hyundai mobile device would require a special firmware.
Note that the patent was sent to the United States Patent and Trademark Office – the problem of drivers using mobile gadgets behind the wheel, has attracted much attention in the United States. Statistics indicate that in recent years, almost every fifth accident victims in the United States appeared distracted driver from the steering wheel.
On the prospects of the emergence of new technology in mass-produced cars Hyundai has not reported.
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