Air-pollution reduction method and system for the interior of an automobile

Abstract

The present invention provides a method of reducing the level of air pollution in the interior of a vehicle, the vehicle having a detection system for detecting one or more conditions and an air intake system leading to the interior of the vehicle, the air intake system having means for controlling the air intake based on the detection of the one or more conditions, the method comprising the steps of (a) detecting the conditions, and (b) automatically controlling air intake to the interior of the vehicle in response to such detection, so that the one or more detected conditions include, i) when there is an object in front of the vehicle, a representation of the distance to such object, and ii) when there is no object in front of the vehicle, a representation of such fact. The present invention is not dependent upon any complicated or expensive detection system for analyzing polluted air, although it is possible to use such prior art system in combination with the present invention.

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