Lamborghini's Telemetry X heart rate sensing capability sounds impressive, but the Italian carmaker won't be the first to explore the idea. Omron, which developed an in-vehicle pulse sensor, notes that pulse rate is a key biomarker for assessing a driver's health status. Omron considers it instrumental for determining the driver's stress level and can also deploy it to alert drivers if they are falling asleep.
At CES 2023, Samsung-owned Harman showcased an advanced driver-monitoring system that could measure the breathing as well as heart rate of the driver. In 2020, Ford began testing heart rate sensors embedded inside car seats. A patent filed in 2019 describes a "smart seat belt" with a heart rate sensor inside to detect abnormal events such as the driver undergoing a cardiac arrest or getting into an accident.
A research paper published in the Internet of Things journal also ascertains the benefits of fitting a cloud-connected heart rate system inside a car, the kind Lamborghini aims to integrate with the Telemetry X infotainment system. Stanford experts have also explored the idea, and Toyota is working on it, as well.
A heartbeat detection system, which integrates advanced sensors and complex software, can be used to sense the presence of a person inside a locked car, which is expected to be unoccupied. This technology primarily aims to identify situations like a child being accidentally left inside the vehicle but it can also be effective in discovering unwanted stowaways in a car.
