Big Brother(NHTSA) & Drunk/Impaired Driving

National Highway & Traffic Saftey Administration wants to pass an administrative rule that allows them access to vehicle data for research that will later lead to safety interlocks & other protocols to prevent drunk/impaired driving. They would like to view data that is captured by steering, throttle input, brake pedal use, eye sensor cameras & etc... See the hyperlink below for the proposed rule.

https://www.regulations.gov/document/NHTSA-2022-0079-0015

Let me preface this by saying I believe a few people involved in this proposed rule from NHTSA want to do "good" and prevent vehicular fatalities from impaired driving. However, I feel this is really a dangerous journey towards infringing upon privacy rights and would be difficult to regulate. I recognize that modern cars are so heavily equipped with sensors that I am sure manufacturers are already collecting so much data to begin with. I don't want drunk drivers on the road putting others at risk, but I also don't want the government to have my driving habits for future policy or rule-making.

I was in the auto industry from 2009 to 2021 with Toyota & Lexus. Now, I am a paralegal with a small (growing) understanding of constitutional law and administrative bureaucracy. With the combination of those two careers, I am not sure I ever want to own a modern vehicle. Especially nothing with a camera, radar cruise control, hydro booster brakes, etc. Like 1996 to 2015 seems to be the sweet spot

What are everyone's thoughts on this proposed rule by NHTSA?

 

One company's proposal for tech to monitor BAC of the driver.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd3e6QPBr3s

 

Punish everyone for the actions of the few...
Our government at work..

Looks like I better keep the 2014 for awhile...

 

I highly recommend listening to this piece on what privacy data modern cars are already collecting without your consent here in the U.S...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr1j5yDN4P8

 

Also, check out this opinion article written about the data modern Toyota vehicles and apps collect.

https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/toyota/