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Futuristic Sweat-Sensing Seat Technology Could Help Seattle Drivers
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(Posted on Nov 25, 2017 at 08:45PM by Billy Kirk)

Everyone understands the perils that come with drunk driving, but hereâ€™s a little known but related fact: Operating a vehicle under the influence of not enough water carries its own hazards. And Nissan wants to fight the problems associated with dehydration while behind the wheel via awareness brought through new sweat-sensing seat technology.

According to a 2015 study by the European Hydration Institute, drivers that only took approximately a sip of water before operating a vehicle were at risk of making twice as many mistakes as properly hydrated travelers. The number of errors made equated to roughly the kind of performance seen in individuals under the influence of a 0.08-percent blood alcohol content (BAC) level. Shocking, right?

As a result of this revelation, late this year Nissan teamed with Drooq to create a new seating materialâ€”SOAK coating. It changes color when coming in contact with a driverâ€™s sweat, turning yellow to indicate the passenger should rehydrate. Conversely, it alters to blue to give an â€œall clear.â€ While this new tech isnâ€™t currently planned for any production vehicles, future cars from the Japanese manufacturer (including, perhaps, the beloved Pathfinder) could always introduce it.

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