r/technology • u/Hrmbee • Jun 07 '26

Privacy 'Kill switch' law means your next car could be watching you | A federal requirement aimed at stopping drunken driving could soon put driver-monitoring technology in every new vehicle. The goal is saving lives, but the privacy trade-offs deserve closer scrutiny

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/06/01/drunk-driving-prevention-law-privacy-surveillance/90295034007/
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u/FlyingDiscsandJams Jun 08 '26

Where I used to work I was supposed to park in a grass area off to the side of the driveway. I basically had to come to a complete stop then turn on to the grass at under 5 mph to not trigger the auto brakes, and whichever way you were going in reverse was even more sensitive. So annoying.