Cars are operated by the brain

Australian experts are testing the car by driving the driver's brain to detect a lack of concentration in the driver.

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According to the UK Road Safety Administration, Brake, it is estimated that up to 22% of crashes occur due to driver absenteeism behind the wheel.

Brain imaging devices monitor brain activity - (Photo: RAC)

However, the new generation of cars can overcome this problem by using the brainwaves of the driver to start and run the car, according to Rush Lane.

The concept, launched by Royal Australian Motorsports Club and Emotiv, is being tested on the Honda i40.

For driver control, the driver wears a brainwave reading device , which connects the brain to the car engine via adjustable software.

The device contains 14 sensors, which detect activity from the frontal areas, the temples, the top and the brain.

When the driver loses focus, based on reduced brain wave activity, or blink rate drops significantly, the software immediately sends the signal to the engine and the vehicle decelerates.