to set up rules requiring automakers to include technology in new cars that will prevent drunk driving. A law passed back in 2021 requires those rules to be set no later than next year but for now, that technology doesn’t really exist. One supplier says that it thinks the industry was caught off-guard by the requirement.focused heavily on EV infrastructure
but included in the bill was a section devoted to “passively monitor the performance of a driver of a motor vehicle to accurately identify whether that driver may be impaired.” The responsibility of including such technology in new cars is going to fall on automakers.company working on one such technology, says that most didn’t expect the regulation.
In addition, as no system is perfect, it’s not hard to imagine a false-positive result leaving a totally sober person with an immobile vehicle. Or worse, one that fails to detect a drunk driver andAutomakers and technology companies likely have the time they need to figure it out though. We told you years ago when the bill passed that there are provisions to extend the deadline if need be. Some language in it points to the idea that implementation of a final rule could take upwards of a decade.