Episode 791
Smartphones that can tell if you're drunk
Using the accelerometer in your phone to tell you if you're over the driving limit
Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · The Naked Scientists
September 1, 20205m 8s
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Show Notes
Drink driving is one of the biggest killers on our roads. Brian Suffoletto is an A&E doctor in the US where he's spent the past 15 years developing digital interventions to stop people drinking and driving. Lately he's been working on a system that uses a smartphone to analyse the way a person walks to pick up on subtle giveaways that they're over the limit. Katie Haylor heard how it works... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Topics
drink drivingdrunk drivingsmartphone accelerometerBrian Suffoletto