ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,500, issued on May 20, was assigned to MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG (Stuttgart, Germany).
"Method for operating a vehicle" was invented by Rene Wirtz (Stuttgart, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Operation of a vehicle involves determining a cortisol content in the blood of a driver of the vehicle. The cortisol content in the blood of the driver is derived using a cortisol content in the sweat of the driver, detected sensorially by a wearable data processing unit. Depending on the derived cortisol content of the driver, settings of vehicle parameters and/or vehicle functions are adjusted to reduce the risk of an accident."
The patent...