Washington, DC: A $ 1 trillion infrastructure bill under discussion in the U.S. Senate requires the installation of technology in cars to prevent drunk drivers from starting cars to prevent more than 10,000 deaths annually. It contains.

For over 15 years, automakers and government agencies have been researching technologies to prevent about one-third of the annual road deaths from drunk driving.

This legislative effort has been endorsed by advocacy groups Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the automotive insurance industry, and several alcohol industry groups.

According to a study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), alcohol detection systems that prevent drunk driving can save more than 9,000 lives a year, and US police stations kill about 1 million people a year in drunk driving. He states that he has been arrested.

According to a 2010 survey, the associated deaths caused the country about $ 44 billion in economic damage and $ 210 billion in social costs.

In 2019, automakers could install touch devices and engine start buttons that could measure the driver’s blood alcohol level, and sensors that could passively monitor the driver’s breathing and eye movements, he told Reuters.

The bill will require the US Department of Transportation to establish technical safety standards within three years.

The bill does not specify the technology to adopt, but emphasizes the need to passively monitor driver performance and pinpoint whether a driver is compromised.

The National Road Safety Authority and automakers have researched a system that samples the driver’s breathing and a system that shines infrared light from the driver’s fingertips to measure blood alcohol levels.

However, questions remain about the accuracy of these technologies and their suitability for widespread adoption.