New child vehicle seat may prevent hot auto deaths

The Evenflo Embrace Deluxe Infant auto seat has a safeguard to prevent parents from leaving their children in vehicles.

Kinda reminds me of how most “smart cars” these days will beep like insane if you don’t buckle your seat belt… only this one’s in reverse, where you’ll hear an alarm if your baby isn’t unbuckled. TODAY.com/Evenflo imageThe Evenflo Embrace DLX Infant auto Seat with SensorSafe technology comes equipped with a sensor that sounds an alarm after the ignition is turned off to remind parents that there is a baby in the back seat. So I’d say the smarter our auto seats, the better!

Experts point out that caregivers tend to forget the babies inside the auto and this is not even a case of bad parenting, CBS News reported. This auto seat could be a move toward making sure that these types of deaths never have the chance to occur, something that parents can breathe a sigh of relief over.

The product, which will retail for $149.88 and be available on Walmart shelves next month, is the only alert system crash-tested by the manufacturer and will be exclusive to Walmart, the retailer said. A two-year old child was rescued in Kansas last Saturday, for instance, after the caregiver claimed the child, who was asleep in the backseat, slipped his mind, as mentioned by WBTV.