American scientists are working on a technology to detect alcohol content in the driver’s blood.

Congress has just allocated 5 million dollars for researching alcohol-detection technology that could eventually be standard equipment in all new cars.

Since 2008, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and car makers have been researching technology that can non-invasively measure a driver’s blood-alcohol content and prevent a vehicle from starting.

However, the intention faces harsh criticism, reports USA Today.

This means use of American taxpayer dollars to fund something they are not going to want in their cars, says the American Beverage Institute.

“Spending lots of taxpayer dollars to develop alcohol-sensing technology that can come as standard equipment in all cars is a misuse of these funds,” it says.

Such in-vehicle technology will mean the end of social drinking in the USA, according to the American Beverage Institute.

Currently, researchers are “looking at whether technology exists” that could potentially shut a vehicle down or take some other action if a driver’s BAC rose above the legal limit while the vehicle was in motion.

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