Researchers at QinetiQ North America are working on the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety, or DADSS, to make drunk driving accidents a thing of the past.
While some cars might have court mandated breathalyzer tests that can prevent someone who's drunk from driving a vehicle, it's not hard to 'fudge' the test by having a passenger take it for you. However, the new equipment being developed by scientists just outside of Boston can prevent something like that from happening.
The new $10 million equipment is a start and stop button that will gauge each driver’s alcohol level with infrared light sent into the fingertip. The sensor will also detect whether someone from the passenger seat is leaning over to press the button, informed project leader Bud Zaouk.
“DADSS supporters claim the alcohol detectors would be voluntary and set at 0.08,” said Sarah Longwell, managing director of American Beverage Institute, “but there is a growing mountain of evidence showing that their true goal is to put alcohol-sensing technology in all cars as original equipment, set well below the 0.08 level.”
However there is plenty of time to fight it out. DADSS says the equipment won't be ready for another 8-10 years.
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