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Volvo’s ‘Personal Car Communicator’ was designed to detect a driver’s heartbeat

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Volvo ’s Personal Car Communicator was designed to detect the heartbeat of a burglar in the backseat.

The technology was developed in the early 2000s and is now being used in Volvo 's V70 and XC70 models.

The heartbeat sensor was first developed by Volvo in the 1970s and 2000s .

Volvo 's Engineering Manager Thomas Broberg has been with the company for more than 30 years .

Volvo developed the PCC 's anti-carjacking sensor in 2004 .

The technology was developed in response to carjacking concerns in the U.S. and South Africa .

Volvo 's heartbeat sensor outperformed other sensors looking for motion or heat detection inside a car’s cabin.

It also had some key limitations.

Volvo ’s Heartbeat-Sensing Anti-Carjacking technology was Y2K safety at its weirdest.

Volvos Heart Beat-Sensitive anti-carjacking Technology was the product of Volvo and its rivals.