Invisible biometrics sensing display monitors passenger vital signs

Technology firm Continental will present a display novelty at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas (January 7–10) that recently won a CES Innovation Award Honoree.

The Invisible Biometrics Sensing Display tracks the vital signs of persons inside the vehicle using a camera and a laser projector installed behind the dashboard display to support a wide range of safety and comfort functions.

The technology detects the passengers inside the car through a high-resolution OLED screen, meaning it is completely invisible to the naked eye.

According to Continental, the innovative display offers a lot of other advantages: For example, it features 3D distance mapping to optimise the deployment of airbags and other restraint devices and check the correct fastening of seat belts.

In addition, the Invisible Biometrics Sensing Display, which was developed together with trinamiX, a provider of biometric solutions and BASF subsidiary, enables contactless monitoring of vital parameters such as heart rate to identify stressful situations or an impending medical emergency in the driver’s seat. A corresponding safety feature installed in the vehicle can be triggered if needed to protect the occupants as well as other road users.

“Our biometric imaging technology is ideally suited for use in car interiors. The ability to monitor vital signs and other relevant passenger data without physical interaction and using just a single hardware module is unique on the market. We are delighted to be able to offer this solution together with Continental,” said Wilfried Hermes, director consumer electronics North America and Europe at trinamiX.