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theshooter · 01-03-2007, 02:37 AM

Report: Toyota developing cars that detect drunk driving

news1130 .com/news/business/article.jsp?content=b010271A

2, 2007 - 6:38 pm

TOKYO (AP) - Toyota Motor Corp. is developing a fail-safe system for cars that detects drunk 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.

The system could also kick in if the sensors detect abnormal steering, or if a special camera shows that the driver's pupils are not in focus. The car is then slowed to a halt, the report said.

The world's No. 2 automaker hopes to fit cars with the system by the end of 2009, according to the report. Calls to Toyota's headquarters in Nagoya rang unanswered on Wednesday, a public holiday.

Nissan Motor Co., another Japanese car manufacturer, has already been experimenting with breathalyzer-like devices that could detect if a driver was drunk. Similar technologies, such as alcohol ignition interlocks, are in use in the U.S. and elsewhere.

Concerns over drunk driving have surged in Japan following a series of alcohol-related accidents last year. In August, a drunk driver collided with another vehicle carrying a family of five, plunging them off a bridge and killing three children.

The incident prompted stepped-up roadside spot checks by police, who also plan to stiffen penalties for drunken driving.

What next?

rounders · 01-03-2007, 03:04 AM

wow pretty crazy

Martin3 · 01-03-2007, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by theshooter

The system could also kick in if the sensors detect abnormal steering,

That would only knock out about 97% of everyone on the road

gecko · 01-03-2007, 03:30 AM

only a matter of time

Alky · 01-03-2007, 03:37 AM

They won't do it until the gov makes them add them into cars.

BIGTYMER · 01-03-2007, 04:14 AM

Fuck! God damn computers....

gangbangjoe · 01-03-2007, 04:19 AM

better invention would be a car that refuses to start if it detects a human being with a vagina on the driver seat

Trax · 01-03-2007, 04:34 AM

how useless is that

Jace · 01-03-2007, 04:38 AM

wow, it detects abnormal steering? that SUCKS

I am a crazy driver, it would shut down every time I was behind the wheel

4Man · 01-03-2007, 04:57 AM

That is wrong...
Do you know how many people drive drunk?

c-lo · 01-03-2007, 06:47 AM

Yeah, I've heard of this. They've been contemplating integrating this for a while now. I don't think it'll pass until it's required by law...I just can't see that vehicle selling well with so many drunk drivers out there. And no matter how much Toyota wants you to believe they care about consumer safety, they'll still stall/fail to integrate it if it's not a good business (financial) decision.

This technology is full of flaws anyway. My friend has a 20 yard unpaved driveway with mini-craters scattered about. Say I don't want my tire falling into one of these holes. Am I to expect my car to shut down, leaving me stranded, if I decide to swerve inbetween the holes? And what about parties? At large parties I move my car to let people out of the drive several times a night. Hate to say "sorry, cant move my fucking car cuz it doesn't trust me".

This technology seems to have good intentions, but like communism, it looks better on paper. Just my 2 cents.

later
c-lo

cardinalvices · 01-03-2007, 06:56 AM

Quote:

This technology seems to have good intentions, but like communism, it looks better on paper.

wise words. I agree.

ToplistBlog_Com · 01-03-2007, 08:40 AM

Oh fuck and sick abt the Toyoto cars.... really great to see that...

RawAlex · 01-03-2007, 09:26 AM

For liablity reasons, you would never see that in the US. What if the car wasn't working the moment you needed it to take your pregnant wife to the hospital to have a kid?

You were trying to get away from a murderous street gang that followed you out from eating at a nice resturant, but because the car thinks you had one too many, you are a dead duck in the parking lot.

Yup.

SxDx · 01-03-2007, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gangbangjoe

better invention would be a car that refuses to start if it detects a human being with a vagina on the driver seat

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theshooter Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Vancouver BC CANADA Posts: 33	Report:Toyota developing cars that detect drunk driving Report: Toyota developing cars that detect drunk driving news1130 .com/news/business/article.jsp?content=b010271A 2, 2007 - 6:38 pm TOKYO (AP) - Toyota Motor Corp. is developing a fail-safe system for cars that detects drunk 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. The system could also kick in if the sensors detect abnormal steering, or if a special camera shows that the driver's pupils are not in focus. The car is then slowed to a halt, the report said. The world's No. 2 automaker hopes to fit cars with the system by the end of 2009, according to the report. Calls to Toyota's headquarters in Nagoya rang unanswered on Wednesday, a public holiday. Nissan Motor Co., another Japanese car manufacturer, has already been experimenting with breathalyzer-like devices that could detect if a driver was drunk. Similar technologies, such as alcohol ignition interlocks, are in use in the U.S. and elsewhere. Concerns over drunk driving have surged in Japan following a series of alcohol-related accidents last year. In August, a drunk driver collided with another vehicle carrying a family of five, plunging them off a bridge and killing three children. The incident prompted stepped-up roadside spot checks by police, who also plan to stiffen penalties for drunken driving. What next? __________________ -Richard "TheShooter" ICQ 267440088

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c-lo Confirmed User Join Date: May 2005 Location: On search pages, on ICQ @ 308 7 43669, and in the U.S. Posts: 925	Yeah, I've heard of this. They've been contemplating integrating this for a while now. I don't think it'll pass until it's required by law...I just can't see that vehicle selling well with so many drunk drivers out there. And no matter how much Toyota wants you to believe they care about consumer safety, they'll still stall/fail to integrate it if it's not a good business (financial) decision. This technology is full of flaws anyway. My friend has a 20 yard unpaved driveway with mini-craters scattered about. Say I don't want my tire falling into one of these holes. Am I to expect my car to shut down, leaving me stranded, if I decide to swerve inbetween the holes? And what about parties? At large parties I move my car to let people out of the drive several times a night. Hate to say "sorry, cant move my fucking car cuz it doesn't trust me". This technology seems to have good intentions, but like communism, it looks better on paper. Just my 2 cents. later c-lo __________________ The AlphaPhaze Network Traffic & Hardlink Trades \| Sponsors \| Resources The adult marketing network you can trust

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Alky Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Houston Posts: 5,651	They won't do it until the gov makes them add them into cars.

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BIGTYMER Junior Achiever Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Walled Garden Posts: 17,066	Fuck! God damn computers....

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Jace FBOP Class Of 2013 Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: bumfuck, ky Posts: 35,562	wow, it detects abnormal steering? that SUCKS I am a crazy driver, it would shut down every time I was behind the wheel

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4Man Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,830	That is wrong... Do you know how many people drive drunk?

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RawAlex So Fucking Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In a house. Posts: 9,465	For liablity reasons, you would never see that in the US. What if the car wasn't working the moment you needed it to take your pregnant wife to the hospital to have a kid? You were trying to get away from a murderous street gang that followed you out from eating at a nice resturant, but because the car thinks you had one too many, you are a dead duck in the parking lot. Yup.