Drunk-driver detectors for cars part of US infrastructure bill

Representative Debbie Dingell was at the forefront of US lawmakers calling for tech to make cars safer to be included in the debated infrastructure bill.— Bloomberg

New cars will be required to have technology to detect drunk drivers and a system to keep children from being accidentally left in vehicles on hot days under a series of long-sought safety measures included in the infrastructure bill awaiting a vote in the US Senate.

Other provisions included in the 2,702-page bill are a mandate for automatic emergency braking and crash avoidance systems for new cars, and rear guards for semitrailer trucks to keep the passenger compartments of cars from being crushed in rear-impact collisions.