Hyundai has unveiled a special minicar version of the 45 EV Concept that’s being used to support young patients at the SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital in Spain.
The minicar uses the South Korean car
manufacturer’s Emotion Adaptive Vehicle Control (EAVC) technology that
optimizes the vehicle depending on information from both inside and outside.
For example, it monitors facial expressions, heart rate and respiratory rate
and combines these readings with input from the vehicle including speed,
acceleration, noise and vibration and uses this information to control systems
like the lighting, climate control, music, and a fragrance dispenser.
The one-off minicar has been donated to
the hospital where it will be used to support the mobility of young patients
from hospital bed to treatment room, one of the most stressful trips for the
children. Thanks to the Emotion Adaptive Vehicle Control technology, the
minicar displays green, yellow or red lights to reflect the child’s emotions in
real time when they’re behind the wheel. It will then spray a fragrance in time
with their breathing and can also blow bubbles.
