Paul Phipps, an Indianapolis chiropractor, has offered a solution to long-haul driving pain
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On average, Americans spend more than 290 hours a year, or 12 days, driving, according to the AAA Foundation. Then he came across a patient named Lew Derrickson, then head of Northwestern Mutual’s operations in Indiana. Derrickson noticed that his Mercedes S Class had more than a dozen adjustable positions, but none of them was comfortable for more than 20 or 30 minutes at a time.
To counteract fatigue, Phipps said software can adjust the heating or cooling feature to keep drivers alert and focused. Comfort Motion’s software is integrated into seats of the 2020 Mercedes-Benz A-Class, B-Class, GLE and GLS. Eventually the feature will be embedded into the German automaker’s entire lineup.The touchscreen includes a comfort icon with two functions labeled “zone heating” and “seat kinetics.”
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