EXPERT: HOW TECHNOLOGY AND SMARTER HABITS CAN PROTECT YOUR CHILD FROM HOT CAR TRAGEDIES

BLACKSBURG, Va., Aug. 5 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:

In 2025, 31 children died of heatstroke in vehicles in the United States, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.Vehicle safety technologies can help mitigate these tragedies - but only if they are used as intended, said Laurel Glenn, a research associate at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute.

"Technology can help, alongside behavioral countermeasures," Glenn said. "We need to have systems in place to protect us from ourselves."

The United States only tracks hot car incidents that result in fatalities. By comparison, data from Australia indicates that over 5,000 children are rescued after bein...