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Two-year-old becomes sixth child to die in a hot car so far this year
(www.independent.co.uk)
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Seatbelts are simple. Aside from the big brother distopian nightmare this proposal enables, I'm not convinced such a thing it technically possible.
I can see the headlines about the first time it’s rolled out… all the headlines are short people being mad that they were flagged as kids
Or the police officers who rushed on scene to find a bag of groceries in the back seat...after smashing a window...
'Where... dog?'
A confused police officer shredds a bag of veggies with a shotgun, claims self-defense.
I've had rental cars chirp back at me when I tried to lock them because my backpack was in the back seat.
https://lemmy.world/comment/11004444
I don't have kids. At least give me a fuse to pull.
Perhaps it could be done with a pressure plate and thermometer?
I think the pressure sensor thing works fine. I just put my backpack on the floorboard or in the trunk and the problem was gone.
As far as forcing it, lol, I feel like we have better things to fuss with, but meh.
PIR occupancy sensor + thermometer + window open sensor + seat occupancy sensor/scale + door lock/child lock sensor + decibel limit on microphone already in car
Technically possible, yes. Most of the equipment is already there. It's just a matter of tuning everything to work together to solve the specific problem. The bigger problem in my eyes is most people would treat this as a perfect solution instead of a last resort like what happened with Tesla's FSD.
Or, "the bad guys will just heat my car to open my windows and steal my kid," probably
I've seen doors with motion sensor locks on the inside get defeated by vapes and inflatables. Make no mistake, this will get weaponized if implemented. It'll be the Kia boyz all over again.
That's so much thermal mass. Very little other than the sun will have the energy output to do this. Certainly not in the time it would need to take to steal a car.
This is already in a bunch of cars. Just doesn't call police.
It’s more a question of money than feasibility. I’m pretty sure a couple manufacturers already have basic capabilities similar to this
Just turn on the fan if there's someone inside and it gets above 40C
A car knowing when I left a child in the backseat? Basically the same as my thoughts being censored by Big Brother.
It's my right and my freedom to let people I am responsible for die in a heatwave!