Do you ever drink and drive? If you can't judge yourself whether your alcohol level is okay to drive, buy a Toyota car.
It is reported yesterday that Toyota Motor Corp. is developing a system for cars that detects drunken drivers, and shuts the vehicle down if it is not safe.
The system comprises of:
- Sweat sensors in the steering wheel that detec alcohol levels in the driver's bloodstream
- Motion sensors that detect abnormal steering
- A special camera that checks whether drivers pupils are in focus
If it finds any abnormality, the system will kick in and the car will be slowed down to a halt.
Toyota, the world's No. 2 automaker, hopes to fit cars with this system by end of 2009, according to the report.
Concerns over drunken driving have surged in Japan following a series of alcohol-related accidents last year. In August, a drunken driver collided with another vehicle carrying a family of five, plunging them off a bridge and killing three children.
Needs for such system is arising now.
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