Lear is developing a smart car seat that can monitor the driver's health

According to foreign media reports on October 25, Lear Co. Ltd, the world's fifth largest automotive parts supplier, has developed an in-vehicle smart seat with powerful functions that can automatically adjust to the optimal comfort experience based on the driver's body shape and detect the driver's physical condition.

The smart seat can move forward and backward to adapt to the position of the driver's limbs, while the soft cushions will fit the thighs, waist and back, and adjust the spine to the best comfort. It has been proven that this design based on spinal neuroscience can help drivers eliminate fatigue. As the seat design is still confidential and has not yet been put into mass production, the company has not released the design drawings.

All seat configurations are designed to achieve optimal safety performance and riding comfort. The smart seats of the future will be able to detect the driver's health status, absorb the energy generated by the collision in the event of a collision, and send biometric data to emergency agencies or medical staff.

In the future, car seats will be more powerful. With the advent of the era of driverless cars, the interior of the car will begin to move closer to a mobile office or lounge, and the environment will be very comfortable.

Smart seats are in the pilot production stage, and several automakers are working with Lear to fully launch production within three years. Lear has built an innovation center in downtown Detroit. The center was formerly a 140-year-old cigar factory, and now it will develop electronic systems for seats and electric vehicles. In addition, it has acquired Guilford Textile Company (a material supplier for New Balance sports shoes, Nike sportswear and Under Armour), so it will carry out some non-automotive businesses.