A woman recently took to social media after discovering that her Audi rental car’s dashboard contained a camera recording her every move. It also gave verbal reminders…
The car is equipped with a cameras so massive pointing directly at you, she’s calling it the “Eye of Sauron”
Wtf is the bullshit title? There’s nothing remotely hidden about it.
“Unsafe driving detected. Please put down the beer and place both hands on the wheel.”
Maybe all in all not a bad idea for audis and bmws. “Don’t forget to use your direction indicator” or “slower acceleration gets you to the next red light just as fast and consunes less fuel”. Might so a world of good for some brands
AI is overkill though. Just remind them every 5 min
I’m conflicted about this. 1) it’s an invasion of privacy, but 2) drivers have gotten so awful and self absorbed that some of them need monitoring.
I only have two questions. To get a loaner car she had to sign an agreement. Did she read before she signed? Was there a clause in the agreement about the cameras or about being filmed?
Would it work to put a bag over them?
This is something that’s now legally required for new cars in the EU.
That should have been obvious and opt-in from day one.
