Patent ID: 7956730

Claim:
A system for controlling a vehicle given to a third party, the system comprising: a system controller; a mode-indicating device coupled to the system controller; a biometric authenticator coupled to the system controller, the biometric authenticator adapted to detect at least one biometric parameter at a first dermal location of an operator of the vehicle; and a substance detecting device coupled to the system controller and adapted to provide a substance level to the system controller, the substance detecting device adapted to detect a level of a substance in an operator of the vehicle at a second dermal location proximate to the first dermal location; wherein the system controller is adapted to communicate a driving restriction to the vehicle upon an activation of the mode-indicating device by an authorized driver, as determined by the biometric authenticator, and until deactivation of the mode-indicating device by the authorized driver, wherein the system controller is adapted to restrict the deactivation of the mode-indicating device unless the authorized driver has been authenticated by the biometric authenticator.