For years, auto safety agencies have reported an increased in
the accident rate due to situations where the driver loses
control of their car because of health-related problems. This
has become a concern for everyone across all groupe ages and in
the past, it was reported that carmakers were working on a
system that could overcome these situations. BMW became involved
in a project titled “SmartSenior” initiated by the Federal
Ministry of Education and Research in Germany. Part of this
project, BMW is working on a new safety system called Emergency
Stop Assistant which can safely bring the car to a full stop.
The system is the prototype phase and it is currently targeting
only highways and roads resembling highways, the idea is to keep
the possible driving situations to a minimum. Emergency Stop
Assistant system senses medical dangers for the driver and it
then switches over to an autonomous driving mode which safely
stops the vehicle. Features as hazard lights and automated call
placement to emergency respons