by Peter Emmanuelsen
A new law has come into effect on the 7th of July which requires all new cars in the EU to MONITOR the driver using cameras or similar sensors.
All cars must come installed with something called Advanced Driver Distraction Warning (ADDW for short).
So how exactly does this system work?
Well, all cars will come with a camera installed that constantly monitors the driver. Equivalent sensors are also allowed under this system, but it seems like cameras will be the standard.
These cameras will continuously be monitoring the eyes, face, head position and where the driver is looking.
It is designed to detect things like distraction or fatigue. This is being promoted as something that will be positive for safety.
And if the cameras deem that the driver looks away from the road for too long, for example if they spend too much time adjusting the temperature in the car.
This will then trigger warnings in the car, with lights on the dashboard and warning sounds. The cars must also give haptic feedback, such as vibrations in the steering wheel or in the seat itself.
Now, I know that many people will be concerned about having a camera inside the car that is constantly monitoring the driver.
I have it in my current vehicle which is 6 months old and an easy fix is tape it up ! As it drives me crazy with its warnings….just means on start up it warns of Driver warning System failure…no problem.
How far away can the cattle cars and camps be at this rate?
George Orwell wrote 1984 to warn people that by that date he estimated the Fabian Society would have achieved its ideals . You see this sneaky society had the motto of a wolf in sheep’s clothing to disguise its agenda . It was started in 1884 and a number of politicians belong to it in N Z starting with Peter Fraser who stated a group here in NZ. and invited Bernard Shaw over to inaugurate it .