Nissan Motor Co. is considering developing a car that will not start unless the driver correctly inputs a long pin number, a difficult task for a person under the influence of alcohol.
The automaker is also considering developing a car, equipped with an alcohol detector, that would not start if there is alcohol on the driver's breath.
Industry leader Toyota Motor Corp. is also developing cars that will not move if the driver has taken alcohol.
In the United States and Europe, a system that locks the engine if alcohol is detected on the driver's breath is already in use, and a Japanese nonprofit organization is promoting such a system in Japan.
With all the above said, they miss out one point, there are lots of other automotor makers around. Consumers could easily switch to a "non-alcoholbuster"friendly car.
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