IIT-Delhi developing tech for in-car child safety

New Delhi: MG Motor India on Monday announced a partnership with IIT-Delhi for developing technologies and applications to boost in-car child safety. Under the partnership, a team of Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-Delhi) is working on a project to develop an application for geofencing for child safety through ECU control, the company said in a statement.

The application will enable owners of upcoming MG cars in India to track and alert whereabouts of their children while travelling in a car, including their entry and exit as well as their seating position in the vehicle, it added.

It will also alert users if the car is driven beyond a pre-defined route map.

“This project has been conceptualised to fast track realisation of better child safety mechanisms in cars. IIT-Delhi engineers will also conduct research and development activities to explore other car features that enhance child safety,” MG Motor India president & MD Rajeev Chaba said.

MG Motor India is slated to launch its first vehicle in the country in the second quarter of 2019.