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All Cars Sold in the EU Now Require a Camera Aimed at Your Face. It’s Still Not Clear Where That Data Goes (allaboutcookies.org)
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1247209/all-cars-sold-in-the-eu-now-require-a-camera-aimed-at-your-face-its-still-not-clear-wher

Starting July 7, 2026, every new car sold in the European Union must include a driver monitoring camera aimed at your face. Glance at your phone, your kids in the back seat, or the radio for too long, and the car will flash a warning light and sound an alert.

Automakers have known this was coming for years. What they, and EU regulators, have never spelled out is what happens to that footage after the alert goes off.

While the intention behind the new system is difficult to dispute, its implementation has raised several concerns. Early real-world testing suggests the distraction warnings can be overly sensitive and potentially distracting.

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[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

For anyone thinking they can just cover it or something...

Those cameras are for detecting distracted and tired drivers. They run special AI models that track eye movent and other queues. Covering them will obviously be detected by so will be putting a picture in front of it.

When it detects it's disabled a warning light will light on the dashboard. For now it's not specifically forbidden to cover it but the warning light may mean issues when passing technical revisions. In case of an accident insurance may also treat it as a proof that you were at fault. For now it's all just speculation as the rules are new but most likely it will go this way.

[–] PseudoSpock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

A rasberry Pi with a small screen placed in front of the camera at the right distance playing a constant (lengthy) loop of you looking just fine while driving will become a necessity.

[–] Siegehammer85@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

This isn’t the 90s… we use lidar and other sensors in parallel to IR cameras. The old loop gag only works in Hollywood

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 points 2 hours ago

I doubt anyone will go that far. You have 3 realistic options:

  • drive an older car
  • accept that you're recorded
  • stop driving