The Future of Automotive Safety Intelligence
A revolutionary sensor fabric concept — embedded beneath every interior surface of a vehicle cabin — designed to deliver real-time impact data, occupant injury assessment, and immediate first responder coordination after a severe collision. We are seeking a leading global automotive engineering partner to develop this technology together.
Introducing ImpactIQ
ImpactIQ is the 4SENS proprietary concept that defines the complete chain of automotive cabin safety intelligence — from the moment of impact to first responder arrival. We are at proof-of-concept stage and seeking an engineering partner to bring this to prototype and production.
Sensor Fabric Layer
A highly-specialized sensor fabric would be installed beneath all hard and semi-hard interior surfaces — dashboards, door panels, A-pillars, seat structures, and headliners. Every surface a body part could contact during a collision is covered. The fabric is designed to be invisible, non-intrusive, and engineered for automotive-grade durability.
ImpactIQ Intelligence Engine
Upon impact, ImpactIQ would capture precise force, location, and distribution data across all contact points simultaneously. Proprietary algorithms would evaluate the data in real time to assess potential injury severity for every occupant — delivering a complete occupant picture in milliseconds, with zero reliance on human input.
First Responder Alert
ImpactIQ would transmit injury assessment data instantly via secure cellular to 4SENS infrastructure and coordinate with emergency services. First responders would arrive knowing exactly where injuries may be located — enabling faster, more targeted medical intervention when every second counts.
Data That Changes Everything
Unprecedented Vehicle Development Data
For the first time, automakers would gain granular, real-world impact data from actual collision events — data that has never existed before. Engineers could identify which interior surfaces generate the most injury risk, validate safety designs against real-world outcomes, and accelerate the development of safer vehicles. This would be a transformative R&D resource for every OEM.
Verified Impact Data. Zero Ambiguity.
Every collision event would generate a cryptographically secured, anonymized data record. Insurance carriers could verify the precise nature of an impact and correlate it with claimed injuries — confirming legitimate claims and disqualifying fraudulent ones. Policy holders would benefit from faster, fairer claims processing backed by objective sensor evidence.
Immediate, Precise Injury Location
Traditional emergency response relies on visible assessment and occupant communication — both unreliable in severe accidents. 4SENS would deliver objective, sensor-verified injury location data to first responders before they arrive on scene. Unconscious occupants, trapped passengers, and multi-vehicle incidents would all be covered by a system that never relies on human reporting.
Secured by DataSENS. Governed by GDPR.
All ImpactIQ collision data would be securely and anonymously stored by DataSENS — the dedicated 4SENS sister company built exclusively for automotive safety data infrastructure. DataSENS and 4SENS are designed to fully comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), ensuring that all occupant data is anonymized, encrypted, and handled with the highest standards of European data privacy law.
- All data anonymized at point of capture
- End-to-end encrypted cellular transmission
- GDPR-compliant storage via DataSENS
- No personally identifiable information retained
DataSENS
4SENS Data Infrastructure Partner
Seeking a Leading Global Automotive Engineering Partner
ImpactIQ is a validated concept at proof-of-concept stage. We are seeking a single, committed global automotive engineering partner — an OEM or major Tier 1 — to co-develop, prototype, and bring this technology to production vehicles together.
A German Joint-Venture Built for Global Impact
4SENS GmbH is headquartered in Aachen, Germany — the heart of European automotive engineering. We are a joint venture between PowerZone Group Technologies B.V. (Netherlands), a global sensor fabric technology innovator, and Incoretex GmbH (Aachen), an experienced hardware, software and web engineering firm. Together, we have created a focused startup dedicated exclusively to developing and commercialising automotive cabin safety intelligence.
PowerZone Group Technologies B.V.
Netherlands — Sensor Fabric Technology
Incoretex GmbH
Aachen, Germany — Hardware, Software & Web Engineering