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The European | The European Union has passed legislation that mandates Advanced Driver Distraction Warning (ADDW) systems for new car produced and meant to sell within the EU.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=16 Dec 2019 |title=Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 |url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32019R2144 |url-status=live |access-date=28 Jul 2025 |website=EUR-Lex}}</ref> (Article 6 clause d) | ||
==How it works== | ==How it works== | ||
Coming 7 July 2026 all new vehicles within the European Union have to contain cameras that monitor driver behavior and notify the driver accordingly in cases of improper driving conduct, something that had already taken place with M and N type vehicles from July 7th 2024 <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= | Coming 7 July 2026 all new vehicles within the European Union have to contain cameras that monitor driver behavior and notify the driver accordingly in cases of improper driving conduct, something that had already taken place with M and N type vehicles from July 7th 2024<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=ADDW specifications |url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=PI_COM:C(2023)4523 |url-status=live |access-date=28 Jul 2025 |website=EUR-Lex}}</ref>. This is on par with the goal EU had set to cut down on road accidents by half compared to 2019<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=28 Oct 2021 |title=European Commission welcomes launch of Global Plan for the UN Decade of Action on Road Safety 2021-2030 |url=https://transport.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/european-commission-welcomes-launch-global-plan-un-decade-action-road-safety-2021-2030-2021-10-28_en |url-status=live |access-date=28 Jul 2025 |website=European Commission}}</ref>. The cameras are ought to monitor the drivers gaze, causing a case for a warning if its not directed at the specified areas that are defined in.<ref name=":0" /> (Specifically points 3.3.1.1., 3.3.1.2., 3.3.1.3). | ||
The legislation asserts that the data generated by the ADDW system, should be contained within a closed loop and not be made available to 3rd parties, in addition no data should be collected except that which is needed to perform the task, and the data must be deleted after processing<ref name=":0" />( | The legislation asserts that the data generated by the ADDW system, should be contained within a closed loop and not be made available to 3rd parties, in addition no data should be collected except that which is needed to perform the task, and the data must be deleted after processing.<ref name=":0" /> (Article 6 clause 3) | ||
==Why it is a problem== | ==Why it is a problem== | ||
'''Privacy concerns''' are a major issue with such legislation. Although the data falls under GDPR and the EU has established strong rules, serious questions remain. For instance, in the case of Tesla, employees were found sharing sensitive content from consumer vehicle cameras in private group chats <ref>{{Cite news |first= |date=7 Apr 2023 |title=Tesla workers shared sensitive images recorded by customer cars |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-workers-shared-sensitive-images-recorded-by-customer-cars-2023-04-06/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date= | '''Privacy concerns''' are a major issue with such legislation. Although the data falls under GDPR and the EU has established strong rules, serious questions remain. For instance, in the case of Tesla, employees were found sharing sensitive content from consumer vehicle cameras in private group chats.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stecklow |first=Steve |last2=Cunningham |first2=Waylon |last3=Jin |first3=Hyunjoo |date=7 Apr 2023 |title=Tesla workers shared sensitive images recorded by customer cars |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-workers-shared-sensitive-images-recorded-by-customer-cars-2023-04-06/ |url-status=live |access-date=28 Jul 2025 |work=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=8 Apr 2023 |title=Tesla workers shared sensitive images recorded by customer cars |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1746491 |url-status=live |access-date=28 Jul 2025 |work=Dawn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Brodkin |first=John |date=6 Apr 2023 |title=Tesla workers shared images from car cameras, including “scenes of intimacy” |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/04/tesla-workers-shared-images-from-car-cameras-including-scenes-of-intimacy/ |url-status=live |access-date=28 Jul 2025 |work=ArsTechnica}}</ref> Moreover, cars are already regarded as privacy hazards, with manufacturers often selling user information and exhibiting questionable security practices.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Caltrider |first=Jen |last2=Rykov |first2=Misha |last3=MacDonald |first3=Zoë |date=6 Sep 2023 |title=It’s Official: Cars Are the Worst Product Category We Have Ever Reviewed for Privacy |url=https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/ |access-date=28 Jul 2025 |work=Mozilla Foundation}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Katharine |first=Kemp |date=20 Nov 2024 |title=Modern cars are surveillance devices on wheels with major privacy risks – new report |url=https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2024/11/modern-cars-surveillance-devices-privacy-risks |url-status=live |access-date=28 Jul 2025 |work=unsw.edu.au}}</ref> Adding to this, [https://noyb.eu/en/about-us noyb], which is a "European Center for Digital Rights", conducted a survey with more than 1,000 privacy professionals, and '''74.4% of them assume that the average company''' fails to comply properly with GDPR guidelines.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GDPR a culture of non-compliance? |url=https://noyb.eu/sites/default/files/2024-01/GDPR_a%20culture%20of%20non-compliance.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=28 Jul 2025 |website=noyb}}</ref> This raises doubts about how effectively the EU can enforce GDPR in the automotive sector, especially as the adoption of such technologies becomes widespread and affects citizens daily lives in the coming years. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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The European Union has passed legislation that mandates Advanced Driver Distraction Warning (ADDW) systems for new car produced and meant to sell within the EU.[1] (Article 6 clause d)
How it works[edit | edit source]
Coming 7 July 2026 all new vehicles within the European Union have to contain cameras that monitor driver behavior and notify the driver accordingly in cases of improper driving conduct, something that had already taken place with M and N type vehicles from July 7th 2024[2]. This is on par with the goal EU had set to cut down on road accidents by half compared to 2019[3]. The cameras are ought to monitor the drivers gaze, causing a case for a warning if its not directed at the specified areas that are defined in.[2] (Specifically points 3.3.1.1., 3.3.1.2., 3.3.1.3).
The legislation asserts that the data generated by the ADDW system, should be contained within a closed loop and not be made available to 3rd parties, in addition no data should be collected except that which is needed to perform the task, and the data must be deleted after processing.[2] (Article 6 clause 3)
Why it is a problem[edit | edit source]
Privacy concerns are a major issue with such legislation. Although the data falls under GDPR and the EU has established strong rules, serious questions remain. For instance, in the case of Tesla, employees were found sharing sensitive content from consumer vehicle cameras in private group chats.[4][5][6] Moreover, cars are already regarded as privacy hazards, with manufacturers often selling user information and exhibiting questionable security practices.[7][8] Adding to this, noyb, which is a "European Center for Digital Rights", conducted a survey with more than 1,000 privacy professionals, and 74.4% of them assume that the average company fails to comply properly with GDPR guidelines.[9] This raises doubts about how effectively the EU can enforce GDPR in the automotive sector, especially as the adoption of such technologies becomes widespread and affects citizens daily lives in the coming years.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Regulation (EU) 2019/2144". EUR-Lex. 16 Dec 2019. Retrieved 28 Jul 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "ADDW specifications". EUR-Lex. Retrieved 28 Jul 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "European Commission welcomes launch of Global Plan for the UN Decade of Action on Road Safety 2021-2030". European Commission. 28 Oct 2021. Retrieved 28 Jul 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Stecklow, Steve; Cunningham, Waylon; Jin, Hyunjoo (7 Apr 2023). "Tesla workers shared sensitive images recorded by customer cars". Reuters. Retrieved 28 Jul 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Tesla workers shared sensitive images recorded by customer cars". Dawn. 8 Apr 2023. Retrieved 28 Jul 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Brodkin, John (6 Apr 2023). "Tesla workers shared images from car cameras, including "scenes of intimacy"". ArsTechnica. Retrieved 28 Jul 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Caltrider, Jen; Rykov, Misha; MacDonald, Zoë (6 Sep 2023). "It's Official: Cars Are the Worst Product Category We Have Ever Reviewed for Privacy". Mozilla Foundation. Retrieved 28 Jul 2025.
- ↑ Katharine, Kemp (20 Nov 2024). "Modern cars are surveillance devices on wheels with major privacy risks – new report". unsw.edu.au. Retrieved 28 Jul 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "GDPR a culture of non-compliance?" (PDF). noyb. Retrieved 28 Jul 2025.
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