A medical emergency while driving may lead to a series of unimaginable road accidents. The statistics may not be clear but a lot of drivers lose control of the car during a serious medical problem. Looking for solutions, BMW comes up with a new technology that can safely bring the car to a stop on the side of the road.

Still on the prototype stage, the program is called Emergency Stop Assistant. BMW developers are now focused helping drivers having a medical emergency while speeding on a highway or cruising along a large road similar to a highway. The development goal limits the variety of road conditions to this level which in reality can present infinite scenarios.

The Emergency Stop Assistant will “drive” the car using its system upon detecting that the driver is having a medical emergency. The ESA will pull the car over considering the existing traffic scenario. The car will simultaneously send out a distress call and transmit vital information so emergency assistance can be initiated.

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