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U.S. auto safety regulators say they have taken the first step toward requiring devices in vehicles that prevent drunk or impaired driving.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced on Tuesday that it is starting the process to put a new federal safety standard in place requiring the technology in all new passenger vehicles.

Such devices were required in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that was passed by Congress in 2021.

The agency says an advance notice of proposed rule making will help it gather information about the state of technology to detect impaired driving. The regulation would set standards for the devices once technology is mature, NHTSA said in a statement.

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[–] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 11 months ago (16 children)

What, like a breathalyzer in every car?

[–] lewdian69@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (8 children)

"technology that would automatically test a driver’s breath for alcohol and stop a vehicle from moving if the driver is impaired. The driver wouldn’t have to blow into a tube, and a sensor would check the driver’s breath.

Another company is working on light technology that could test for blood alcohol in a person’s finger, the group has said."

[–] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 34 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I like the idea of fewer drunk drivers on the road a great deal, but I'm not sure I'd trust auto companies to handle that kind of data responsibly

[–] MagicShel@programming.dev 11 points 11 months ago

No worries, someone will have a workaround before it's even out. But it'll make cars more expensive anyway.

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 7 points 11 months ago

I don't trust them to implement the functionality successfully.

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