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Volvo asks Swedish government for permission to allow test drivers to booze up
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Car maker Volvo has asked the Swedish government to waive the country's strict drunk driving laws to allow its test drivers to booze on the job, news reports said Wednesday.
The safety-conscious automaker wants to test a new technology that is designed to make the car take control of steering when a driver's reaction time is slowed down because of intoxication or fatigue.
If the request is granted, it would be the first time the government makes an exception to Sweden's drunk driving laws, which are among the world's strictest, national broadcaster SVT reported.
The testing would be done on a test track near Goteborg, on Sweden's west coast, where Volvo's parent company, Ford Motor Co., has a safety development facility.
In Sweden, just one beer or a glass of wine could land a driver in jail for up to six months.
Volvo asks Swedish government for permission to allow test drivers to booze up
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Car maker Volvo has asked the Swedish government to waive the country's strict drunk driving laws to allow its test drivers to booze on the job, news reports said Wednesday.
The safety-conscious automaker wants to test a new technology that is designed to make the car take control of steering when a driver's reaction time is slowed down because of intoxication or fatigue.
If the request is granted, it would be the first time the government makes an exception to Sweden's drunk driving laws, which are among the world's strictest, national broadcaster SVT reported.
The testing would be done on a test track near Goteborg, on Sweden's west coast, where Volvo's parent company, Ford Motor Co., has a safety development facility.
In Sweden, just one beer or a glass of wine could land a driver in jail for up to six months.
