Attention Powered Car

Pay attention to the road or the car is going nowhere.  Earlier this week the Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia unveiled the world’s first car powered by the attention of the driver.

Yes it still takes tradition fuel however when combined with a special headset and software than monitors brain waves the car will only run at full power when the driver isn’t being distracted.

Today I spoke with RAC Executive General Manager Pat Walker about the car and what it means for the future of road safety. Listen below.


RAC WA has also produced the following video on ‘Inattention’ while driving.