Automakers

Child-detection safety technology may get mandate

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The GMC Acadia’s Rear Seat Reminder, top, and Hyundai’s Rear Occupant Alert are two features that help prevent drivers from leaving children in vehicles.
August 19, 2019 07:18 AM

TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. lawmakers and European safety regulators are considering rules that could mandate "child presence detection" systems aimed at avoiding hot-car deaths of unattended children. That has suppliers scrambling to develop new systems for automakers, according to interviews with several high-tech suppliers at a recent industry conference here.

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