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By Adam Woodward • Updated: 27 Aug 2024 • 13:26 • 1 minute read
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Malaga-born technology that doesn’t allow you to start your car if your breath smells of booze.
Malaga province has already had 19 more deaths this year due to traffic accidents than in the same period last year. The DGT (Dirección General de Tráfico) says that almost half of traffic accidents in Spain have alcohol consumption as a contributing factor. New technology invented in Malaga is being showcased that will block the starter motor on a vehicle if the driver tests positive for alcohol.
The machine, connects to the car via Bluetooth, works just like a regular breathalyser, but will paralyse the motor whenever alcohol is detected. The Malaga company pioneering this tech, Drivelock, has added a facial recognition camera feature that checks the driver’s identity while blowing into a tube.
EU regulations already require an older version of this technology to be used in new heavy vehicles such as buses, HGVs and vehicles for transporting dangerous goods, from July this year, but with Drivelock’s new wireless device, it is hoped that a lower cost version can be easily adapted for passenger cars.
The hope is that the new devices will be available to buy in shops at a relatively low cost. Engineers in Madrid are already working on the first items which they hope will be on sale to the public by the end of 2024.
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Nine out of how many drivers in the Malaga province ? DGT ‘says’, where are the figures supporting subjective posturing? We are here to keep you safe, no matter what the cost or governmental narrative we want to push.
Ooh. Thanks for pointing that out.It’s actually a typo and should read 19 more than last year in the same period (January to August). Will change it now.
https://www.dgt.es/comunicacion/notas-de-prensa/20240814-la-dgt-hace-una-llamada-a-la-prudencia-ante-el-aumento-de-la-siniestralidad-en-andalucia#:~:text=Los%20datos%20de%20fallecidos%20en,el%20que%20los%20desplazamientos%20de
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