Uber applies for patent that would detect drunk passengers

I am a bar-hopping, 20-something Uber customer — and this patent application that the ride-sharing company just applied for sounds mortifying. Uber has applied for a patent for a system that can "predict a user state." That is, a new artificial intelligence product from Uber could figure out if you're drunk, and just how far gone you are from your "normal state." CNN first spotted the application. SEE ALSO: Lyft and Uber both want in on e-scooter craze The system would use a series of smartpho...