It became mandatory Tuesday for citizens of the European Union’s 27 member states to allow their cars to track their movements using artificial intelligence. The European Union’s General Safety Regulation mandated Advanced Driver Distraction Warning (ADDW) systems that track drivers’ body movements, such as eye and head movements, in every new vehicle sold after July 7, according to Access Newswire. “This is a driver support system,” Martin Krantz, CEO and Founder of Swedish AI company Smart Eye, told the Daily Caller News Foundation in an interview. “It’s a life-saving technology. It really helps to prevent accidents. It’s probably gonna be just like with the seat belt and the airbag.” Smart Eye is one of the leading…Open
It became mandatory Tuesday for citizens of the European Union’s 27 member states to allow their cars to track their movements using artificial intelligence. The European Union’s General Safety Regulation mandated Advanced Driver Distraction Warning (ADDW) systems that track drivers’ body movements, such as eye and head movements, in every new vehicle sold after July 7, according to Access Newswire. “This is a driver support system,” Martin Krantz, CEO and Founder of Swedish AI company Smart Eye, told the Daily Caller News Foundation in an interview. “It’s a life-saving technology. It really helps to prevent accidents. It’s probably gonna be just like with the seat belt and the airbag.” Smart Eye is one of the leading…Open
New EU regulations require driver-monitoring cameras in all cars, raising serious privacy concerns about data handling and retention.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: As of July 7, 2026, all new cars sold in the European Union (EU) must be equipped with Advanced Driver Distraction Warning (ADDW) systems, which include cameras aimed at drivers’ faces, supposedly to monitor distraction levels. If the system believes the driver has looked away from the road for more than 3.5 seconds at highway speed, or six seconds at lower speeds, it will harass them with an alert involving lights, sounds, or vibration. It turns itself on at speeds as low as 12 miles per hour, and cannot be turned off. DETAIL: The ADDW system uses infrared cameras to track drivers’ eye movements, issuing alerts if they look away from the road for too long. While supposedly intended to reduce accidents,…Open