Senators aim to fund tech that disables your car if you've been drinking

A new technology which promises to curb drunk driving is getting major backing in the U.S. Senate.

At a press conference Sunday, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer announced he was co-sponsoring a bill to fund Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS), reports the Wall Street Journal. DADSS is technology which can determine if a driver is drunk, without the need of a breathalyzer.

The bill, which is called The Research of Alcohol Detection Systems for Stopping Alcohol-Related Fatalities Everywhere Act, would give DADSS $48 million in funding, spread out over six years. It was first introduced by Sen. Tom Udall of New Mexico on June 25. Read more...