So what would a sensor cost that checks body heat in the back seat, and if

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50. You want to save children and make a real impact?

Make a device that prevents you from using your f***ing phone in the car. It is terrible that we are on track to lose about 4 kids a month in hot cars... But from the time the OP posted, to now, we have lost about 5 children in accidents. The CarBot folks are right. If you take driving away from the human, we can save over a thousand children a year if the technology is only 50% better. It is the #1 cause of death of children. So.. should auto makers work on saving 12 to 24 children a year, or over 2,000?

Like I said, the first time the "I'm a shit parent" detector fails, or people ignore it, the auto maker is going to get sued. We are a litigious nation, and there are no bounds to what we will sue for.

In this particular case, the parent was arrested and charged. Why is that? Because the car failed, or because they were a selfish ass hole?