What if cars could stop you from driving drunk? A peek at the latest tech
A new federal law will eventually require new vehicles to detect and prevent drunk driving, which would revolutionize vehicle safety. Here's a look at some of the technology being developed.
It's an idea that could mark a pretty revolutionary change for vehicle safety: What if our cars could prevent drunk driving?
The recent infrastructure law included a provision mandating that, starting in a few years, all new cars must include some sort of technology to detect and prevent drunk driving.
Some companies were already racing to figure out how to do this. Now, it's going to be required.
"I actually think this particular technology could save more lives than airbags," says David Harkey, the president of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. "We're talking about more than 10,000 people that are losing
