Two new sensors could help detect drunk driving

Two new sensors could help detect drunk driving

Author: Audacy March 17, 2026 Duration: 1:03
WWJ Auto Analyst John McElroy reports Congress has mandated that automakers install sensors to stop people from driving drunk. Two sensors are under consideration. One is touch-based. The other uses infrared light to analyze the driver's breath. (Photo: Getty Images)

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Automakers did poor job of aiming headlights [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00
WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports an investigation by the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety about headlight glare showed the reason was poorly aimed lights.
Tariffs costing auto industry billions of dollars [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04
WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports tariffs cost automakers 12.6 billion dollars, but that amount is much higher when you consider steel and aluminum.
Oil prices affect what people buy [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:05
WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports the war in Iran is causing gas prices to increase and that could affect GM, Ford and Stellantis who sell many pickups and large SUVs.
China's car market doesn't look so rosy [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01
WWJ auto analyst John McElroy reports auto executives and government leaders were stunned when sales plunged by nearly 20% last month.