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Posted on 04/30/2026 5:42:50 PM PDT by deks
Congress mandated in 2021 that all new cars include "advanced impaired driving prevention technology" by 2027. The tech includes infrared cameras that track your eyes, pupil dilation, and driving behavior. NHTSA missed its deadline to finalize rules because no current system meets the required 99.9% accuracy—even that level would strand tens of millions of sober drivers per year.
NHTSA admitted in March 2026 that no system meets the legal requirement for reliable operation. The agency stated current detection technology shows "unacceptable error rates," particularly around legal alcohol limits.
Here's the math that stopped NHTSA cold: Americans drive about 3 trillion miles per year across hundreds of millions of vehicles. Even a 99.9% accuracy rate—which sounds excellent—would mean "millions to tens of millions of instances each year" where the system either incorrectly blocks a sober driver or fails to catch an impaired one.
False positives aren't just annoying. They're dangerous. Imagine your car refusing to start during a wildfire evacuation. Or stranding you in a parking lot at 2 AM because the camera misread tired eyes as drunk eyes. Or locking out a diabetic driver experiencing low blood sugar.
Automakers estimate $100-500 per vehicle to add this tech. That's passed to you. You'll pay hundreds of dollars for cameras that watch you, systems that might strand you, and data collection capabilities that could raise your insurance rates.
Automakers opposed the mandate on technical grounds—the tech isn't ready. But they're not exactly fighting for your privacy. They just want more time.
(Excerpt) Read more at stateofsurveillance.org ...
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Drunk driving kills people. But the solution Congress chose, constant passive surveillance of all drivers, raises questions they haven’t addressed.
Bummer. I’m in my early 60s but only on the 3rd car I’ve ever owned. It is a 2006 that doesn’t have quite 100K on it yet. I was looking at new cars but didn’t want it pay obscene property and sales taxes on it nor have to get used to a new car. Maybe I’ll beat the rush.
I suppose this might be a good time to invest in those Groucho Marx glasses.
along with a paid subscription to operate the vehicle — tyrannical BS
Fine. There won’t be a “next car.”
Automakers enduring forced suicide at the hands of FedGov.
And just like that, prices for used cars have shot up.
and so do the terrorists that justified TPA
Solution #1: Deport all illegal aliens
Congressman Steve King (R-IA) has asserted that illegal alien drunk drivers kill over 4,700 Americans a year.
My 2024 truck already does this.
I’m inclined to tape that camera over.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) claims wide support for in-car surveillance (see link below) but none of their justifications survive the reality of millions of safe drivers being stranded due to inaccuracy of the technology.
The NHTSA should be abolished.
Unfortunately nobody is interested in small government anymore. They just want to use it as a weapon against the other guy not realizing their own suicidal path.
Glad I bought two 2024s two years ago. Will never buy brand New again. I’ll keep my 98 running too.
U.S.D.O.T. should be abolished.
You go to the optometrist to get your eyes checked. He puts drops in your eyes to check for glaucoma or other problems. He says “you’re fine”. You get in your car and it refuses to start because it thinks you’re drunk.
Government kills people.
The eye thing is stupid and also too costly and clearly not ready for prime time.
If drunk driving is the problem then just add a breathalyzer mandate and make sure it cover cannibis as well as that is a larger problem in many states. Of course I think those devices would add more $1k+ to every vehicle, just like airbags, etc.
Cool Hand Luke:
Wish you'd stop bein' so good to me, Cap'n.
No, it won't.
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