Technology is being developed to track and monitor every tiny movement of a car's driver and its passengers. Radar, lasers and cameras are making their way inside cars with the intention to keep occupants safe and make controlling the vehicle even easier than normal. A plethora of firms are employing millimetre-wave radar which has such a small wavelength it can take highly detailed measurements. They are working on various applications which involve measuring biometrics, tracking respiration and heart rate, identifying males, female and pets. It also opens up a wealth of possibilities to control a car's features using only gestures and even by just looking at them. Radar, lasers and cameras are making their way inside cars with the intention to keep occupants safe and make controlling the vehicle even easier than normal.

BMW has unveiled gaze recognition technology that will let drivers to control the inside of the car using only their eyes. A high-definition camera mounted in the dashboard will track a customer's head and eyes to precisely identify what they are looking at - either inside or outside the car. BMW claims drivers will be able to look outside the car windscreen at a restaurant they are passing and learn its menu, opening hours and even book a table. Gaze recognition will be available to customers for the first time in the BMW iNEXT as of 2021 alongside improved gesture and voice recognition in a package the German car manufacturer is calling Natural interaction. BMW claims drivers will be able to look outside the car windscreen at a restaurant they are passing and learn its menu, opening hours and even book a table. BMW claims drivers will be able to look outside the car windscreen at a restaurant they are passing and learn its menu, opening hours and even book a table (artist's impression) A high-definition camera mounted in the dashboard will track a customer's head and eyes to precisely identify what they are looking at - either inside or outside the car (artist's impression) 'Customers should be able to communicate with their intelligent connected vehicle in a totally natural way,' explains Christoph Grote, senior vice President of BMW Group Electronics.