As safe as vehicles are structurally, it doesn’t do anyone any good if the driver is unfit to be behind the wheel.

Well, Hyundai’s new concept, the ‘Health + Mobility Cockpit’ unveiled at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, is designed to monitor the driver’s ‘health and related indicators to help manage the stress and other negative effects of driving.’

It works with a series of sensors in the cockpit that keeps an eye on the physical and mental state of the driver, monitoring everything from the posture to respiratory rate and breathing depth.

CES 2017: Hyundai cockpit concept is health and wellness-conscious

The system also measures heart-rate variability for stress response and uses eye tracking and facial feature recognition to track alertness and emotional state.

Monitoring is great but it won’t do the driver any good if nothing is done to fix the problem. That’s where this concept shows its worth.

The Health + Mobility Cockpit will deliver ‘Mood Bursts’ that is designed to ‘create a variety of physical and mental responses.’

If the sensors detect that the driver is losing concentration, an ‘Alert Burst’ is sent out to get their focus back.

Traffic getting the best of the driver? A ‘Calm Burst’ is activated to increase relaxation.

Aside from factory setting ‘bursts’, these can be personalized and choreographed to achieve the maximum and desired effect on the driver.

‘Mood Bursts’ also combine two or more of the features below to elicit a positive response from the driver:






CES 2017: Hyundai cockpit concept is health and wellness-conscious

The concept also assists in eliminating distractions from inside the cabin to make sure that the driver is safe and productive by integrating smartphone applications, hands-free connection, a one-touch recording system to that the driver can capture ideas when inspiration strikes and a robust voice-command feature.
