“About two years ago, there was an incident in Bihar where a child was trapped in a car and lost his life. A similar incident occurred in Delhi too,” says Sateik, from the Atal Tinkering Lab of DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur.

We often come across such tragic news, where toddlers and young children lose their lives due to a lack of oxygen after being accidentally trapped in cars for hours. However, the frequency of this news would shock anyone.

To put an end to this tragedy, students from DAV Public School have built a device titled the ‘Car of Life’.

“The sensors in our prototype measure the oxygen level in the car and can automatically switch on the AC fan when required, making sure there is sufficient airflow. Before this, pressure sensors can gauge that there is someone inside the car based on the pressure on the seats and motion sensors.”

Further, a buzzer will also start ringing once the AC fan is on and this alerts the pedestrians passing by. Only when the car is unlocked will the alarm stop ringing.

“In the future, we plan to add features that would send alerts to a registered mobile number linked to the car, alerting the owner,” says Sateik. Developed in two months, devices like this can be a game-changer in the future.