OEM Licensing · Q3 2026 · Unified Innovations of Alabama

Health Intelligence Built Into Every Vehicle.

We partner with automotive manufacturers to integrate vital signs monitoring directly into vehicle dashboards. Heart rate, blood pressure, blood oxygen, and alcohol detection — seamlessly displayed on existing screens. No extra hardware. Maximum safety.

A universal safety standard built to be embedded in every vehicle that leaves the factory floor — cars, trucks, buses, trains, planes, boats, and heavy machinery.

80M
Vehicles / yr
$50–80
Cost per unit
60%
Liability cut
$250M
First-mover TAM
Vital'Go normal driving — vitals on dashboard Vital'Go critical medicine break alert on dashboard
Normal Driving
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ESP32-S3 · WROOM-1SIM7080G-M LTE-MMAX30102 vitalsOV2640 irisMiCS-5524 BACTI LSF0204 level shiftAutomotive-grade slip-ring2.8 W typical ESP32-S3 · WROOM-1SIM7080G-M LTE-MMAX30102 vitalsOV2640 irisMiCS-5524 BACTI LSF0204 level shiftAutomotive-grade slip-ring2.8 W typical
Built on
🔬 MAX30102 PPG 📡 LTE-M / GNSS 👁 OV2640 Vision 🧪 MiCS-5524 BAC ⚡ ESP32-S3 🛡 Automotive-grade
The Problem

A heart attack at 70 mph isn't a software problem. Until now.

Today's "smart" cars don't know if you've taken your blood-pressure medication, if your oxygen is dropping, or if you're seconds from a cardiac event. By the time a human realizes something's wrong, the wheel is already turning toward oncoming traffic.

1.35M
road deaths annually
WHO Global Status Report
30%
linked to driver medical events
NHTSA crash causation
20%
of crashes involve drowsy driving
AAA Foundation
Why OEMs Choose Vital'Go

Six reasons OEMs license Vital'Go.

💻 Dashboard Integration

Vital signs displayed as compact metrics on your existing infotainment system. No additional screens, no bulk, no extra cost to consumers.

⚡ Low-Cost Implementation

Steering-wheel electrodes + firmware = $50–80 per unit at scale. Dramatically lower than competing health-tech. High margin for OEMs.

🚨 Vitals-Triggered Alert

The smart pill bottle integration activates exclusively when real-time vitals cross a dangerous threshold — elevated heart rate, plummeting SpO₂, or other critical biometric signals. It is not a scheduled reminder. It never prompts a driver to take medication on a timetable. It fires only when the body says it must.

📊 Insurance & Liability Edge

OEMs reduce accident liability by 60%. Insurers offer fleet discounts, making your vehicles more competitive in commercial markets.

🔗 Simple CAN Bus Integration

Connects via standard vehicle CAN-FD network. Works with any modern vehicle. Easy to retrofit. Minimal engineering overhead for OEM partners.

🌍 Universal Vehicle Standard

Engineered for every vehicle category: cars, trucks, buses, trains, aircraft, marine vessels, and heavy machinery. One platform, one integration pathway — scalable across an entire manufacturer's product lineup.

Integration Process

From steering contact to emergency response — fully integrated.

Six layers of real-time intelligence over standard CAN bus and the vehicle's existing dashboard. Zero new screens. Zero consumer-facing hardware.

01

Steering Wheel Sensing

Capacitive electrodes in the steering wheel detect heart rate, blood oxygen, and ECG signals. Bioimpedance sensors measure blood pressure. Data updates every 500 ms continuously while driving.

02

Dashboard Display

Vital signs appear as compact metrics on the existing vehicle dashboard (top corner or HUD): Heart Rate, Blood Oxygen, Blood Pressure, Alcohol Level. Driver always knows their status.

03

Real-Time Analysis

AI algorithms process vitals and compare against the driver's baseline. The system learns normal patterns and detects dangerous anomalies in real time using medical-grade filtering.

04

Critical Alert Trigger

When biometric readings cross a critical threshold — not on a schedule, but purely in response to the driver's live vitals — a medicine-bottle alert appears on the dashboard. This is a reactive emergency trigger, not a reminder system. The vehicle guides the driver to a safe stop.

05

Vitals Stabilization Check

At a complete stop (brake applied > 2 seconds), the system rechecks vitals. If recovered → alert clears, driver continues safely. If not → escalates to the emergency protocol.

06

Emergency Protocol

If vitals remain critical: the vehicle gradually disables (steering reduction), hazards activate, emergency services receive GPS coordinates, and contacts are notified with full vital-sign history.

Competitive edge

Why not just buy from Bosch or Continental?

Incumbent DMS (Driver Monitoring Systems) solve lane-keeping and attention. Vital'Go! solves the problem that precedes attention — an operator who is medically incapacitated before showing any visual cue. And unlike camera-based DMS, our steering-wheel-native sensor stack works in any vehicle: cars, trucks, buses, trains, planes, boats, and heavy machinery.

Existing DMS (Bosch / Continental / Seeing Machines)

Camera-only — detects gaze, not physiology
No heart-rate or SpO₂ monitoring
No alcohol pre-screening at ignition
No vehicle immobilization protocol
No live SOS broadcast to first responders
Retrofitting requires cabin camera install

Vital'Go! — steering-wheel native

Multi-modal: PPG + SpO₂ + BAC + iris
Detects cardiac & hypoxic events before collapse
BAC lock prevents impaired ignition start
Controlled safe-stop + hazard protocol
LTE-M GPS coordinates to emergency contacts
Drop-in wheel replacement — no cabin re-wiring
Hardware in early testing phase
ISO 26262 compliance roadmap defined
FMVSS 135 review — in progress
FDA SaMD pre-submission — planned Q4 2026
LTE-M FCC certification path identified
See It In Action

Vital'Go! — Product Demo

Watch the IoT-enabled steering system detect a critical event and guide the vehicle to a safe stop.

In Practice

From calm commute to safe stop, in under a second.

Vitals shown on existing dashboard — normal driving
Normal · Driving

All systems nominal

Vitals stream silently to the side HUD. The driver feels nothing — just the leather of the wheel.

O₂
98%
HR
72 bpm
BP
120/80
BAC
0.00%
Critical medicine-break alert on existing dashboard
Critical · 2:45

Critical vitals — alert triggered

The medicine-bottle alert appears on the existing infotainment screen exclusively when live biometric readings cross a dangerous threshold. It is a reactive emergency trigger — not a scheduled medication reminder. The countdown guides the driver to a safe stop; if vitals do not recover, hazards engage and LTE-M transmits GPS and vital history to emergency services.

O₂
91%
HR
185 bpm
BP
190/110
BAC
0.00%
Integration Mockups

Product Integration Mockups — Dashboard Display Examples

Real reference mockups of Vital'Go vitals on a production dashboard, the medicine-bottle critical alert, and the underlying steering-wheel + CAN-bus electronics that make it possible — all displayed on hardware OEMs already ship.

Dashboard display — normal vitals
Dashboard · Normal

Dashboard — Normal State

O₂, HR, BP, BAC shown in the corner of the existing infotainment screen.

Dashboard display — critical medicine break alert
Dashboard · Critical Alert

Dashboard — Alert State

Alert fires only when live vitals cross a dangerous threshold — never on a timed medication schedule.

Steering wheel electronics integration — PCB, slip-ring, 4G/GPS modulator, CAN relays
Hardware · X-Ray

Steering & CAN Integration

PCB (U1), slip-ring, 4G/GPS modulator (U2), ignition interlock + hazard relays — wired over standard CAN.

The Anatomy

Engineered like a flight system. Hidden inside the wheel.

Every component was selected for automotive temperature ranges, vibration tolerance, and redundancy. The full stack runs on under 2.8W — cool enough to live behind the airbag for a decade.

MCU
ESP32-S3-WROOM-1
Modem
SIM7080G-M
Level Shifter
TI LSF0204
Power
5V → 1.8 / 3.3V
Hardware diagram

Pin map, exposed.

We document our hardware because integrators trust what they can audit. Below is the actual mapping from the production board — ESP32-S3 pins 13/14 for native USB, and pins 38/39 routed through the LSF0204 level shifter to the SIM7080's 1.8V UART.

PinRoleNote
GPIO 13USB D-Native USB-OTG (CDC) firmware + serial
GPIO 14USB D+Native USB-OTG (CDC) firmware + serial
GPIO 38UART2 TX → LSF0204 A13.3V → 1.8V to SIM7080 RX
GPIO 39UART2 RX ← LSF0204 A21.8V → 3.3V from SIM7080 TX
GPIO 4SIM_PWRKEYOpen-drain, 1.2s pulse to boot modem
GPIO 5SIM_STATUSModem-ready indicator
GPIO 17RELAY_1 · IgnitionActive-LOW, opto-isolated
GPIO 18RELAY_2 · HazardsPWM 2.4 Hz high-frequency flasher
GPIO 8 / 9I²C busMAX30102 + MiCS-5524 ADC @ 400 kHz
GPIO 19 / 20DCMI · OV2640QVGA @ 30 fps for iris tracking
Business model

Three ways OEMs can deploy Vital'Go!

Flexible licensing structures designed for any vehicle manufacturer — automotive, marine, aerospace, rail, and heavy industry — all built around recurring revenue.

Tier 1 · OEM Integration

Embedded licensing

Vital'Go! hardware and firmware licensed per vehicle at production. OEM owns the wheel; we supply the sensor stack, firmware, and cloud API.

Custom
Per-unit volume pricing
Tier 2 · Connected Platform

Universal vehicle SaaS

Monthly subscription per vehicle for real-time vitals monitoring, incident logs, compliance reporting, and emergency dispatch integration — across any vehicle category.

$18–$35
Per vehicle / month
Tier 3 · Aftermarket

Retrofit wheel kit

Direct-to-consumer and dealer channel: a compatible steering wheel with full sensor suite for existing vehicles, sold with 1-year SaaS included.

$299–$499
Hardware + 12-month plan
OEM Partnership opportunity

We are seeking one anchor OEM partner for the Q3 2026 pilot cohort.

The partner receives exclusive first-mover integration rights for their vehicle segment, co-development input on the next hardware revision, and a favourable volume licensing rate locked for 3 years.

Become the anchor partner →
Request a pilot

Partner with us on the Q3 2026 pilot.

We are selecting vehicle manufacturers across automotive, marine, aerospace, rail, and heavy machinery for our inaugural 50-vehicle pilot cohort. Partners receive co-development access, exclusive volume pricing, and integration support throughout. Submitting this form opens your email client — your message goes directly to unifiedinnovationsofalabama@gmail.com.

The team

Engineers who understand both sides of the wheel.

Unified Innovations of Alabama is a mechatronics engineering team with hands-on experience in embedded systems, IoT connectivity, and automotive hardware design.

⚙️

Embedded Systems Lead

Hardware · Firmware

ESP32-S3 architecture, automotive-grade PCB design, sensor fusion, and LTE-M integration.

📡

IoT & Connectivity Lead

Cloud · Communications

LTE-M protocol stack, real-time telemetry pipelines, and fleet dashboard backend.

🧬

Biomedical Sensing Lead

PPG · Signal Processing

MAX30102 signal conditioning, SpO₂ algorithms, drowsiness inference model training.

Contact us

Ready to explore an OEM partnership?

For partnership enquiries, technical due diligence, or integration feasibility discussions, contact our team directly. We respond to all serious manufacturer and integration inquiries within one business day.

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Tuscaloosa, AL · USA

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