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Creepy - Volvo Heartbeat Monitor - Tthip - 03-10-2008
Is this what our world is coming to?
Is it necessary to monitor if someone is waiting in your car to harm you?
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As a company with a strong reputation for safety, Volvo has released information about another feature of its flagship S80 sedan. The incorporation of a heartbeat detector sends a warning to drivers’ wireless fobs if there’s someone waiting for them in the backseat. It seems that their marketing scheme is based on one too many horror/thriller movies, as this system seems to be set up to prevent the insane slasher in the back seat from sneaking up on you as you drive down the interstate.
The S80’s Personal Car Communicator is alerted when a heartbeat is detected, so if you happen to find yourself trapped in a zombie movie, you’d be out of luck. That said, another excellent application for this technology could be the prevention of having babies trapped in cars amongst the summer heat. How many times have we heard of forgetful parents leaving their children in the car?
Volvo hopes to sell 50,000 new S80s each year in a global market, quite an ambitious figure given that 70% are hopeful conquest sales. But hey, maybe this new heartbeat detector will be enough to put them over the top.
- Detrious - 03-10-2008
That is just some designer/engineer with too much spare time.
Far too much...
- Detrious - 03-10-2008
Although thinking about it, in a crash, it would save me some time!
Don't check the driver, check the key fob
Re: Creepy - Volvo Heartbeat Monitor - teemudog - 03-10-2008
[quote="Tthip"]Is this what our world is coming to?
Is it necessary to monitor if someone is waiting in your car to harm you?
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That said, another excellent application for this technology could be the prevention of having babies trapped in cars amongst the summer heat. How many times have we heard of forgetful parents leaving their children in the car?
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This would be a great idea. Here, in the desert in the summer especially.
That should have been their marketing target.
Too many times here it ends very badly, not just little kids/babies but for dogs too. People are just stupid.
- thesellout - 03-10-2008
It's probably for the douchebag parents who leave their kids in the car as a reminder of just how douchebaggy they are