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All Cars Sold in the EU Now Require a Camera Aimed at Your Face

July 8th, 2026

A friend of mine just bought a new car in New Zealand and it has this.

Via: All About Cookies:

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.

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Early real-world testing suggests the distraction warnings can be overly sensitive and potentially distracting.

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