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The Associated Press

Government speeds research on car safety systems

By: Joan Lowy

WASHINGTON — The government is speeding up research on safety systems that automatically prevent drivers from operating their cars if they are drunk or aren’t properly buckled in.

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WCVB Boston

In-car alcohol sensors aim to stop drunken drivers in their tracks

WALTHAM, Mass. —It is estimated 10,000 people will die this year as a result of drunken drivers.

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New York Daily News

Alcohol detecting technology could save 10,000 a year from drunk-driving death: scientists

By: Michael Walsh

Scientists outside Boston are developing a technology that could bring drunk driving to a halt.

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CBS This Morning

New technology to stop drunk driving

A research team is developing technology for vehicles that could detect if anyone is above the legal limit and prevent them from starting the vehicle. As Mark Strassmann reports, the technology could potentially save thousands of lives each year from drunk driving.

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The Wall Street Journal

After the Party, a Car That Takes Away Your Keys

Joseph B. White

Friends don’t let friends drive drunk. In the future, your car could be that friend.

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DADSS Research Program

Last week, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles’ (DMV) Highway Safety Office published its 2018 crash statistics. The newly-released data shows a decrease in the number of overall crash fatalities but a 12 percent increase in alcohol-related fatalities—from 248 in 2017 to 278 in 2018. Robert Strassburger, President & CEO of ACTS, responded to the news on behalf of the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS) Research Program.

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The Washington Post

New technology will prevent vehicles from moving for alcohol-impaired drivers

By Fredrick Kunkle

Someday soon, all of us may have to prove that we’re sober before starting a motor vehicle.

How could we prove that? you ask.

By doing almost nothing at all.

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DADSS Research Program

April 2019

The DADSS Program was pleased to be a part of the 2019 Lifesavers National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities in Louisville, Kentucky. We presented on the panel “Addressing Impaired Driving with Autonomous Vehicles & Other New In-vehicle Technologies,” sharing the lifesaving mission that drives the public-private partnership, the challenges faced with developing a breakthrough technology, the progress made to date, and the role of the DADSS technology in an autonomous future.

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