DRIVER BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT VERIFICATION FOR NON-ASSISTED, ASSISTED, AND AUTOMATED DRIVING SYSTEMS

A driver blood alcohol content (BAC) verification system for a host vehicle is disclosed. The driver BAC verification system includes: a device including a fingerprint sensor configured to detect a fingerprint of a first vehicle occupant, and a transdermal BAC sensor configured to detect a BAC level of the first vehicle occupant concurrently with the fingerprint sensor detecting the fingerprint; and a control module configured to, based on the fingerprint and the BAC level, verify that the BAC level is below a set threshold for being impaired, and in response to the BAC level being below the set threshold, permit the first vehicle occupant to drive the host vehicle.