Toyota creating alcohol detection system

[Rich Parsons]

Toyota creating alcohol detection system



http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070103/ap_on_hi_te/japan_toyota_drunken_driving

TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp. is developing a fail-safe system for cars that detects drunken drivers and automatically shuts the vehicle down if sensors pick up signs of excessive alcohol consumption, a news report said Wednesday.

Cars fitted with the detection system will not start if sweat sensors in the driving wheel detect high levels of alcohol in the driver's bloodstream, according to a report carried by the mass-circulation daily, Asahi Shimbun.