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All Cars Sold in the EU Now Require a Camera Aimed at Your Face. It’s Still Not Clear Where That Data Goes (allaboutcookies.org)

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Starting July 7, 2026, every new car sold in the European Union must include a driver monitoring camera aimed at your face. Glance at your phone, your kids in the back seat, or the radio for too long, and the car will flash a warning light and sound an alert.

Automakers have known this was coming for years. What they, and EU regulators, have never spelled out is what happens to that footage after the alert goes off.

While the intention behind the new system is difficult to dispute, its implementation has raised several concerns. Early real-world testing suggests the distraction warnings can be overly sensitive and potentially distracting.

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[–] SpacePanda@mander.xyz 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

The mechanics where I live are horribly expensive. Buying something else might be the right way to go, but, I'm also hoping to use it as a teaching tool. Maybe I can learn something without risking by daily driver which is about 10 years newer. Also corolla parts are cheap.

[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Mechanics are expensive, but buying enough equipment to do any kind of major job is even moreso. Not to mention the cost of trying to do complicated jobs without technical expertise, which could cost you a lot if you make a mistake.

Im all for doing work myself when its within reason and doesnt require much in the way of specialized tools. But theres more than a few reasons that mechanics cost a lot of money. Expertise is expensive, labor is expensive, equipment is expensive, etc. Some things are best left to professionals. Unfortunately we are long past the time of cars that are truly simple for the average person to maintain or learn to do work on

[–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Yeah this. I'm usually able to identify problems, then I make an informed assessment whether I can do it myself or not.

Sometimes a special tool is required that would be just as expensive as letting my mechanic do it.