Alcohol Detection Sensors Could Be The Next Big Controversial Safety Feature Required In Every New Car. The government is working on laws that would require new cars to be equipped with breath or touch sensors that can detect when a driver is impaired by alcohol. In order to make roadways safer, the technology would render a car undrivable if a blood alcohol level of more than .08 % is detected. The development is already started. In 2019, more than 10,000 people died in collisions involving an alcohol-impaired driver, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. According to...