Every new car sold in the European Union must include a driver monitoring camera

Re:Every new car sold in the European Union must include a d... by pontussw on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @02:02AM (#48828104)

A camera pointed at people’s face is going to have some insanely positive effects targeting one of the absolute biggest problems on the road though.

On my daily commute about 50% of drivers are on their phones at 90 km/h, would be great if their cars were beeping at them since no one else is going to do anything about it.

I find this especially great since one of them rear ended me earlier this year and practically admitted he was fiddling with his phone at the time

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Re:Every new car sold in the European Union must include a d... by 4k93n2 on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @02:37AM (#48828361)

if all that happens is the car beeping at them then i would imagine that number will stay at 50%

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Re:Every new car sold in the European Union must include a d... by akramachamarei on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @12:02PM (#48833664)

I see potential for selling driver distraction data (adjusted with forthcoming studies on real risk impacts thereof) to insurance companies. Ideally, meaningfully risky drivers (phone users, etc) get penalized with their premiums, and the safe drivers may not have to pay as much.

Not that I support mandatory driver cams, just thinking out loud...

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Re:Every new car sold in the European Union must include a d... by pontussw on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @01:37PM (#48834819)

I might be naive but I believe that >0 tiktok addicts who can’t put their phone down even while driving, might be persuaded to quit when even their car beeps condescendingly at them

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