) said it will eventually adopt the reminder technology on all vehicles worldwide but said timing by region will vary.
Lawmakers say more than 800 children in parked vehicles have died from heatstroke in the United States over the last two decades. U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, a Republican who chairs the Commerce Committee, said in an interview the voluntary agreement makes the legislation unnecessary. Under the legislation being considered, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would be compelled to write regulations and then automakers would have at least two years’ lead time.
NHTSA typically takes years to write regulations. For example, a proposal to require automakers to send email notifications of recalls has been pending for more than three years.
Baby seats with automatic A/C...
Hey, this was my idea!
Nice car , If Allah gives me a lot of money, I will buy this car.
Watch trump to to roll this back too.
Well, just educate parents - simple
HuffPost cnnbrk reuters maddow It doesn't say much about our society that we need a 'system' to tell us there's someone in the back seat of our vehicles, especially when that someone is a child! Ugggh!
Parents?
Now how about the equip them with systems to prevent people from running over pedestrians
That's good. But parents will just find other ways to cause 'accidents'.
About time.