pacofortacos
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I actually read it on several law firm sites ( I don't do social media for news), it said as early as 2026.
I guess there's a company that already has the tech and it is as you describe as far as constantly monitoring you.
And there's this
“In the federal infrastructure law, there’s a provision that is going to require all new motor vehicles sold in the United States after 2027 to have what’s called in-vehicle alcohol detection,” said CT Department of Transportation spokesperson Josh Morgan."
“In our DOT commissioner’s vehicle, and what we’ll have in four DOT trucks in 2024, is a sensor that’s in the steering column which will pick up a person’s normal breathing, their exhaled breath being able to run the calculation,” Morgan said.
Morgan called it a passive system. The driver does not have to actively blow into a breathalyzer. Instead, the car will automatically test the driver’s blood alcohol concentration level. If the operator is at or above the legal limit of .08, the car will not turn on."
There's still legal questions to be ironed out and a system that would take control after the car is started seems like it would be a legal disaster.
So, I guess we will see in a few years. It's possible that the provision could be cancelled by future legislation.
We tick closer and closer to a 24/7 big brother state.
I guess there's a company that already has the tech and it is as you describe as far as constantly monitoring you.
And there's this
“In the federal infrastructure law, there’s a provision that is going to require all new motor vehicles sold in the United States after 2027 to have what’s called in-vehicle alcohol detection,” said CT Department of Transportation spokesperson Josh Morgan."
“In our DOT commissioner’s vehicle, and what we’ll have in four DOT trucks in 2024, is a sensor that’s in the steering column which will pick up a person’s normal breathing, their exhaled breath being able to run the calculation,” Morgan said.
Morgan called it a passive system. The driver does not have to actively blow into a breathalyzer. Instead, the car will automatically test the driver’s blood alcohol concentration level. If the operator is at or above the legal limit of .08, the car will not turn on."
There's still legal questions to be ironed out and a system that would take control after the car is started seems like it would be a legal disaster.
So, I guess we will see in a few years. It's possible that the provision could be cancelled by future legislation.
We tick closer and closer to a 24/7 big brother state.
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