Younger Consumers Want Computer Detection Systems in Vehicles: Xperi

More than 90% of millennials are more likely to buy a vehicle if it has a computer vision system that can detect children and pets left in a hot car, seatbelt status, sudden sickness and driver drowsiness, said a Wednesday Xperi report. It cited in-vehicle computer vision systems that detect if a child is present and properly secured in the vehicle and then trigger alerts to the driver. Over half of respondents in an August survey of 1,004 U.S. adults would like a sensing system that adapts their vehicle interior to occupant preferences, such as wheel and chair position. Thirty-seven percent said they would like a feature that identifies, and reacts to, driver emotions to adjust settings, such as infotainment and lighting, it said.