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Future cars could detect drunk drivers and step in automatically

Automakers and regulators are quietly building a future in which a car will not just warn a drunk driver, it may refuse to move or even pull itself over. The goal is stark and simple: use embedded ...

Federal law would stop cars of drunk or impaired drivers, but debate continues over impairment technology

A federal law requiring impairment-detection devices inside all new cars survived a recent push to strip its funding but ...
Carscoops

Your Next Car Might Decide If You’re Drunk And Do Something About It

Driver monitoring cameras are typically associated with semi-autonomous vehicles, but Mitsubishi Electric envisions using them to detect drunk drivers. This would be done with the assistance of AI and ...
Carscoops

New Cars May Block You From Driving, Washington Still Cannot Decide When

There’s a push moving through the U.S. government right now that could defund anti-drunk driving technology. The targeted legislation, dubbed the Halt Drunk Driving ...
WSAW

State lawmakers introduce bill to expand ignition interlock device requirements

MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) - Wisconsin lawmakers introduced legislation at a public hearing Wednesday aimed at reducing drunk driving deaths and repeat Operating While Intoxicated offenders by expanding ...
Newsday

Mandatory driver impairment sensors clear a funding hurdle, but are they ready?

A federal law requiring impairment-detection devices inside all new cars survived a recent push to strip its funding but remains stalled by questions about whether the technology is ready. Rana Abbas ...