Ferrari working on technology that adjusts systems to driver’s condition

According to a series of Europe-wide and global patent applications, Ferrari is developing in-car technology to monitor a driver’s mental and physical state and adjust the car’s stability and traction control systems to suit. This report from Autocar revealed that Ferrari is working on a range of sensors to provide the car with information about the driver so that it can make adjustments on its set-up.
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rxh8me9000 - 1/7/2011 3:22:21 PM

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The ecu can record and monitor how you have been driving the past x amount of minutes and adjust the systems from that data. This is not new technology. I much rather flip a switch. No matter how good the system is,it will get in the way somehow.

Need4Speed - 1/7/2011 4:02:24 PM

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Driver's condition?!?...So If I'm having a heart attack does it go faster? :-)

SHOWTIME - 1/7/2011 5:05:25 PM

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I hate this kind of technology. The car should drive the same all the time unless there are special buttons to react a cretain way like stated above. What if I suddenly want to drive aggressive and then relax after a few seconds? That means I'd have to start driving crazy to first wake the car up and then drive crazy again to feel the max performance. Then drive slow for a long period to get back the smoothness. That's stupid.

t_bone - 1/7/2011 7:18:33 PM

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This would have saved a lot of their celebrity/intoxicated owners over the years...