Federal regulators say they’re pushing for new technology that’ll stop drunk drivers from getting behind the wheel. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launched its Holiday Drive Sober Campaign and said in a statement that it was starting work to make drunk-driving detection standard in every new vehicle.
The agency said its regulators are collecting information about the current state of technology used to detect impaired driving, which includes breath and touch sensors that can tell if a driver drank alcohol. Federal data shows over 13-thousand Americans were killed by drunk drivers in 2021.