Technology Available to Install During Manufacturing or Aftermarket

Kids and Car Safety believes the solution to these preventable tragedies is a combination of education and technology. Kids and Car Safety would like all vehicles to come equipped with a system that would detect occupants and alert a driver if a child has been left in the vehicle. 

Technology should be installed during the manufacturing stage of ALL vehicles and be able to detect the presence of an occupant (child, pet, etc.). The ‘detection’ feature is necessary to address children who get into vehicles on their own, which accounts for 26% of hot car deaths. Systems utilize a wide range of detection features including sensors that detect motion, radar, lidar, carbon dioxide, etc.

A simple reminder to look in the back seat, as required by the auto industry’s recent voluntary agreement, is outdated technology that would fail in a number of common scenarios and provide a false sense of protection for families.