Your car may be able to tell you when it's time for you to have enough.Engine LockYou may have to prove your sobriety to your car in the near future before you can take the wheel.Motherboard spotted a provision on page 1 066 of the latest infrastructure bill, which is currently being discussed by Congress. It states that every new car manufactured after 2027 would have to include a monitoring system to catch any driver who has alcohol in their system. Although it is a great idea, Motherboard points out that there are some concerns about alcohol-detecting technology currently in development.Deep BreathMotherboard points out that the current error rate for breathalyzers attached to drunk driving offense cars is low, but not zero. According to Motherboard, if everyone had to use a breathalyzer to start their car, there would be millions of false negatives that could keep people from getting to where they need to go each day.However, that is not what the infrastructure bill seems to call for. Although the legislation draft doesn't mention any specific program or technology, Motherboard points out that it seems to imply future adoptions of technology currently being developed by the Driver Alcohol Detection Program for Safety (DADSS), a consortium of several government agencies and industry agencies working together to address the problem.AdvertisementAdvertisementDADSS is currently working on two passive systems to catch drunk drivers. The first monitors air quality inside the car and the second measures alcohol content through drivers' skin as they press the engine button.DADSS breath sensor currently seems to work on an "all-or-nothing" basis. It detects alcohol but not the precise legal limit. The organization claims it is working to upgrade the technology so that it can be available by 2027.READ MORE: All cars made after 2027 may have a drunk driving monitoring system [Motherboard]Learn more about drunk driving: Are You Too Drowsy to Drive? You might also be too drunk to ride in an UberAdvertisementAdvertisement
