General Motors’ Teen Driver System will help Parents keep an Eye on Teens

Detroit headquartered General Motors Company announced on Friday that it has built a new Teen Driver system that automatically mutes the radio when passenger sitting on the front seat is not buckled up. The new system also gives a report card to parents about their teens' trip. According to the company, the new system will be in on its redesigned 2016 Chevrolet Malibu.

While giving information about the new system, the company said that the Teen Driver system also gives audible and visual warning to the driver if vehicle travels over pre-set speeds by parents. Volume of the radio could also be set to a lower level that cannot be exceeded, as per the company.

General Motors, which designs and manufactures vehicles, said that the company is the first in the industry which has built this advance system. According to the company, the system will allow parents to keep an eye on their children. It will let parents view on the car's display how their teen drove the vehicle. The new system can tell the distance the vehicle was driven, it speed during the journey and a number of speed warnings.

In a statement, GM safety engineer MaryAnn Beebe said, "We developed this system so parents could use it as a teaching tool with their kids - they can discuss and reinforce safe driving habits. I know anything that has the potential of keeping one's family safer is of great value to parents".

As per report of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, in the United States, fatal crash rate among 16- to 19-year-olds is three times higher than the fatal crash rate of above 20-years-old. The company said that it will reveal the new system in 2016 Malibu, which will be unveiled in early April at the New York International Auto Show.