ADDW car systems legislated in the EU
Template:StaubNotice 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
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 in par with the goal EU had set to cut down on road accidents by halve compared to 2019[3]. The cameras are ought to 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
Privacy concerns are the main issue with such legislation. Even though the data fall under the GDPR law and the EU has set strong clauses there are still questions to be asked. Considering cases like Tesla where employees shared between themselves sensitive content recorded from cameras of their vehicles [4]
References
- ↑ european, parliment (2019-12-16). "Regulation (EU) 2019/2144". EUR-Lex.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 European, Union. "ADDW specifications".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ european, union (28 Oct 2021). "European Commission welcomes launch of Global Plan for the UN Decade of Action on Road Safety 2021-2030".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Tesla workers shared sensitive images recorded by customer cars". 7 Apr 2023.
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