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and breathalyze for the car to start This is old tech. I had a boss in the 90's who had an ignition interlock thing on his car and it wouldn't start unless he
by reaperducer 2y ago
and breathalyze for the car to start
This is old tech. I had a boss in the 90's who had an ignition interlock thing on his car and it wouldn't start unless he blew clean.
I found out about it when he was trying to find someone at work to blow into it so he could go home.
It wasn't until a couple of days later that I put it together that he managed to get so drunk during working hours that he couldn't drive himself home.
- mixmastamyk 2y agoThat part is mature, but Google/Apple being the only supported way to unlock it? Priceless.
- giantg2 2y agoYeah, but it's not mandatory on every new car. It very well could be in the future. In fact, one of the laws over the past few years set a mandate on new cars detecting drunk drivers in the future. They're currently working on less intrusive versions that passively scan the air or your hands on the wheel.
- neuralRiot 2y agoUnless there’s breakthrough development on alcohol sensors i doubt it, they need periodic calibration to be precise also it’s not just a matter of “blowing” you need to blow-suck-hum for it to read.
- giantg2 2y agoMany states have mandatory inspections that could fill that role. As I said, they are currently testing cabin air and steering wheel sensors for drunk driving detection.
- neuralRiot 2y ago>cabin air and steering wheel sensors for drunk driving detection. Hand sanitizer, fragrances trip interlock breathalyzers all the time, I wonder what could possibly go wrong? Also who’s gonna pay for the towing and the reset/ recalibration after a false positive and why?
- giantg2 2y agoI'm not saying it's a good idea, I'm just saying that it is being pushed at the federal level. Automatic braking has had some issues, but that's become mandatory as well. No reason to think they'll stop just for false positives.