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Carmaker Volvo has asked the Swedish government to waive the country’s strict drunken-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 because of intoxication or fatigue.
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Compiled from news services and edited by Patrick Olsen (polsen@tribune.com) and Scott Kleinberg (skleinberg@tribune.com)
