The new technology in vehicles that constantly monitors you is getting out of control

The new technology in vehicles that constantly monitors you is getting out of control

This American went out of town so she got a rental car. She’s in a new place with beautiful scenery so she’s looking around at it as she drives. This is unacceptable for the car

“Every time I look to the right for a nanosecond or something, it would shine across the screen, keep your eyes on the road. Keep your eyes on the road. I’ve been driving for years, never needed a warning or a signal — I’d rather just drive the car and let it be. I thought it was a little creepy.”

The car she’s driving is the Subaru Outback with Subaru’s DriverFocus, it’s their Distraction Mitigation System

– It uses an infrared camera to watch the driver’s eyes and head position in real time
– If it decides your eyes or head aren’t facing forward long enough, as short as 2 seconds, it flashes a visual warning and often beeps with a “keep your eyes on the road” message
– It also watches for eye closure ratio and head nodding

It gets even worse,

It can recognize up to 5 registered drivers with facial geometry. It maps distances between eyes, nose, mouth and more

The last thing I would want when buying a car is a monitoring system telling me I can’t glance at the scenery

This has already gone too far

— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) October 13, 2026