cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/technology/p/1247241/all-cars-sold-in-the-eu-now-require-a-camera-aimed-at-your-face-its-still-not-clear-wher
cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1247209/all-cars-sold-in-the-eu-now-require-a-camera-aimed-at-your-face-its-still-not-clear-wher
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.
That’s a massive project as the ECU is likely quite custom to the vehicle and it’s electronics, while the engine likely relies on those electronics. It’s an expensive specialist job that would take iterations to complete reliably. As I suggested in another comment, perhaps an initiative for a large privacy advocacy group.
The ECU wiring and mapping is a huge chunk of the work when fitting a turbo. The R&D overhead is large, which is why kits exist for common cars.
I wonder if anyone has replaced the ECU in a modern car. All the kits are for way older cars.
Better then just replacing the ECU, make it open source
Ooh a company in Ballarat. That’s quite local for me. They have no stock though :(