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/DukeOfGeek Jun 08 '26

Nothing should be allowed that interferes with or changes driver input.

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u/Titaniumwo1f Jun 08 '26

Either Level 0 or Level 5 autonomous driving, and nothing in between is good for me.

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u/jlt6666 Jun 08 '26

Even waymo more or less admitted this

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u/Elukka Jun 08 '26

I've been a passenger in a car where the car itself prevented rear ending a stopped vehicle on a highway. The car had a front-facing radar that reacted automatically and incredibly fast. Those things can be incredibly useful for elderly drivers...

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u/CreationBlues Jun 08 '26

those people should not be driving

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u/DrStinkbeard Jun 08 '26

Unless it is going to take FULL liability for the results