Next-gen Hyundais to get on-board medic

Hyundai has announced its future autonomous vehicles will feature artificial intelligence (AI)capable of assessing occupants' injuries just moments after an accident.

If the car deems injuries have been sustained, the new tech will automatically call the emergency services within seven seconds of the impact.

Teaming up with medical AI tech start-up MDGo, Hyundai says its new partnership will herald what's been described as a "raft of advanced vehicle systems".

Key to safeguarding occupants' health and well-being the MDGo tech monitoring vital signs in real time. The same tech, also swings into action following a collision and is claimed to accurately assess any injuries incurred.

It works by crunching the data before and after a collision and then making a diagnosis similar to that of a medical professional.

It's thought sensors embedded within the vehicle monitor everything from blood pressure, heart rate and, even, neural functions to determine the scale of the response needed following an accident.

Before the full suite of sensors are introduced, Hyundai says new data gathered from its partner will help it improve both active and passive safety of all its vehicles.

Innovations boss at Hyundai, Yongchio Chi, believes its partnership with MDGo will soon reap significant benefits in regard to driver safety:

“Through this technology, we expect a significant improvement in the emergency medical services of vehicles in the short-term, while our long-term goal is to provide innovations in the passenger experience of vehicle safety, utilising new technology that enables real-time physical monitoring.”

Hyundai has not detailed a time table of when it plans to introduce its pioneering on-board AI health tech.