Safe Drive: An Automatic Engine Locking System to Prevent Drunken Driving

Internet of Things or IoT is a system of connected computing devices, mechanical devices and electronic sensors which communicate and collaborate with each other perform tasks as one unit without any human interaction. A” Thing” in an IoT system can be a person, a device or an object which is monitored by one or more sensors. The data collected by these sensors are transferred over a network to be processed and the result is then used to perform some useful task. In Internet of Things devices embedded in various systems are connected to the internet. These devices/objects represent themselves digitally and hence we can communicate and control them remotely. This sort of connectivity helps us capture more data from places and conditions which was previously not possible, this ensures more efficiency in all of our regular day today activities and improves safety and security. IoT is an emerging technology which has the potential to solve many social problems which the society is facing today, one such problem is Driving under Influence or Drunken Driving. Every year thousands of people are losing their lives due to road accidents and driving under the influence is one of the main reasons for these road accidents. IoT can help reduce the rate of accidents due to DUI by preventing reckless drivers from operating a motor vehicle under the influence of the alcohol, by embedding sensors into the vehicle we can monitor the driver and determine whether if he is drunk or not even before the driver starts the car.