Innovative Lexus car displays heartbeat on bodywork

Toyota’s luxury car division, Lexus has come up with an innovative one-off RC F V8 coupe that displays heartbeat of a person on the bodywork of the car.

In the first stage of the system, the heart rate of the person is calculated using a heart rate monitor and transmitted to a bespoke electrical system in the RC F. The data is then processed and sent through the car’s body panel as an electrical charge.

The electroluminescent paint finish on the bodywork glows where the electric current is passed, allowing it display the person's heartbeat via a real-time animation sequence.

Speaking about this technology, Lexus Australia chief executive Sean Hanley said, "This latest concept follows other innovative projects we have developed this year including smart outdoor advertising billboards that respond to the car you're driving and our fantastic new Lexus hoverboard.”

"These activities underline the new, bold way we are behaving across all areas of the Lexus business. The heartbeat car also links to another key part of our brand - high performance vehicles - via our F brand, and the emotional response a person gets from a machine like the RC F coupe," Mr Hanley added.

Earlier this year, Lexus displayed a prototype hoverboard that operates on magnetic levitation.