Smart Car? This One Knows When You’ve Had a Stroke

An automobile that can tell when you've had a stroke, heart attack or other medical emergency while driving, and will slow down and stop ... that's what the future holds for BMW. The German automaker, founded in 1916, is known for its performance and luxury autos and owns and produces the MINI brand. BMW is also the parent company of the Rolls-Royce brand.

So why does BMW care about the quality of life of senior citizens? Perhaps as the general population of drivers increases due to better health, the more we need a vehicle with these health bells and whistles.

According to the wired.com article,

Mercedes is developing something it calls Attention Assist, which will warn drivers when they're nodding off, and it recently unveiled a concept car that's safer than a bank vault. And Volvo already offers the City Safety technology, which uses lasers and radar to detect an impending collision and slow the vehicle in an attempt to avoid, or at least minimize, impact.
But BMW is going one further, attempting to put an electronic driver in the car who will take over in the event you can no longer drive.
Simply put, the car will use a host of sensors to determine when the driver has been incapacitated and it will slow the car, activate the warning flashers and guide the vehicle to a stop at the side of the road. The vehicle also will send a distress call and notify the authorities of its location.

I wonder if the auto industry can come up with a car that can make everyone just drive better?