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In future, cars might decide if driver is drunk

Posted on January 30, 2011 by pogowasright.org

Bob Salsberg reports:

An alcohol-detection prototype that uses automatic sensors to instantly gauge a driver’s fitness to be on the road has the potential to save thousands of lives, but could be as long as a decade away from everyday use in cars, federal officials and researchers said Friday.

And I’m supposed to think, what? “Drat! I wish we had it today!?”

Does anyone really believe that these “optional” systems will remain optional?

Read more from the AP.

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