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The EU is moving forward with legislation to require ISA, Intelligent Speed Assistance, in all new cars starting in 2022. This system will use GPS, map databases, and speed limit reading cameras to limit speed. Speed limiting will be accomplished by limiting engine power. Drivers can temporarily override the system by pressing down hard on the accelerator. It seems that, at least to start, the system will have an off button. Other requirements of the legislation include a system to monitor the driver for drowsiness, and inattention, as well as standard hookups for in car breathalysers. It seems the driver monitoring systems may include in car cameras pointed at the driver.
Sources:
thisismoney.co.uk
fortune.com
euractiv.com
theengineer.co.uk
gizmodo.com
Previously on Soylent: Volvo: In-Car Cameras Will Monitor Drivers and Take Action to Prevent Distracted or Impaired Driving
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Codesmith on Thursday March 28 2019, @06:49PM (1 child)
I agree that GPS + network connection could lead to surveillance, but I think that ship has sailed.
I live in a city of 30k people, and we already have 4 police vehicles that have automated plate readers, and the public has had no information about whether the data from those devices is collated and stored. I've looked into to FoI request, but as it's municipal, I have to go to the next level up and that requires legal assistance and more money that I have handy.
Let's be fair, tying the red light cameras, traffic cameras and the plate readers would give them almost all of the data they want without requiring the auto manufacturer to be onside.
Pro utilitate hominum.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 28 2019, @10:14PM
Is it legal to block those systems from sending and receiving data? GPS and internet data that is.