Blood alcohol sensor technology might cause cars to shut down if they
sense drivers are over the legal blood alcohol limit, it has been revealed.
A video showcasing the technology that is being researched
by the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS) was published
Thursday to YouTube.
Breath-based and touch-based sensors could be employed in vehicles.
The breath-based system, the clip explains, could measure alcohol molecules
in the driver's breath.
For the other option, the video's narration says 'This touch-based system
uses near-infrared tissue spectroscopy to detect the level of alcohol in the
blood.
'Alcohol absorbs specific wavelengths light. By measuring the light's
intensity, the system can precisely pinpoint the driver's blood alcohol level.'
For both sensors, if the driver's blood alcohol is higher than .08 - which
is the legal limit - the car will stay put, according to the video.
On the NHTSA website, the agency says 'The Driver Alcohol Detection
System for Safety, or DADSS, program is a collaborative research partnership
between the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety (ACTS), representing 17
automobile manufacturers, and the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration to assess and develop alcohol-detection technologies to prevent
vehicles from being driven when a driver's blood alcohol concentration (BAC)
BAC exceeds the legal limit of 0.08 percent.'
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