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Originally Posted by ryan stewart
Because it’s obvious click-bait to rile up conservatives. The actual legislation is requesting carmakers to develop a way to detect impairment and prevent operation of the vehicle. It’s not a “back door” or anything even close to remote access but they know their average reader isn’t going to be sophisticated enough to google it to see if they are full of shit.
Even though it is just “find a way to keep drunk drivers from starting the car I feel it’s not likely something we would see any time soon. Thinking this is feasible in the near time is probably the result of a misunderstanding of the capabilities of what we are calling AI right now.
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Except there are ignition interlocks now to stop impaired drivers. In Ontario if you get convicted of impaired driving you must install one of these on your car at your expense, it requires that you provide it a breath sample before you can drive the car. Some folks in government and some politicians are pushing to have them installed in all new cars. This doesn't have to be about riling up conservatives, the fact remains that as technology comes along government will use it to restrict activities that it deems unsavoury. We live in a culture where banning something or regulating something is easier than addressing bad behaviour of the offenders.