Technology
Kingshuk Dutta
Jun 21, 2016, 8:55 PM
Now here's a helmet that sends out a distress call in case of a two wheeler accident. A Thai company is working on a helmet that makes use of basic smartphone tech such as a SIM card, GPS, impact sensors to send the precise coordinates of the accident site to emergency medical services.
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