Apple’s new goal, it seems, is to prevent you from getting in your car. But let’s just say he’s doing it for a good reason.
Patently A new patent spotted by Apple relates to your phone (or Apple Watch) having a built-in breathalyzer feature. The Car Keys feature, which uses NFC to turn your iPhone or Apple Watch into a digital car key, will be directly linked to this patent.
Designed to deter drinking and driving, this system keeps the user out of their car if high blood alcohol levels are detected by the phone, watch, or connected accessory.
This system is based on a previous patent, which was announced in early 2021 and will leverage database information of iPhone and Apple Watch that contains “information on human breath characteristics such as typical ammonia levels, acceptable alcohol levels for driving, etc.”
Testing the breath may also not be enough to satisfy the application in some cases.The patent also cites situations where a user may be tasked with completing a mental challenge such as a skill task or math problem that will determine whether they are fit to drive
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Of course, Apple isn’t the only company considering converting their phone to this type of device.Some third-party options such as BACtrack and AlcoDigital NEO have been available for a while and use the iPhone’s existing processing power to send fast alcohol level results directly to your phone. third-party apps, the size of the phone not much different from the size It uses external tools with powerful tools and is reasonably priced.
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