Legislation would mandate driver-monitoring tech in every car
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/04/legislation-would-mandate-driver-monitoring-tech-in-every-car/
Three United States senators on Monday proposed legislation that would require all new cars in the United States to have driver-monitoring systems within six years. Two of the legislation's sponsors—Ed Markey (D-MA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)—recently sent a letter to federal regulators expressing concern about last week's fatal Tesla crash in Texas.
It's not clear how a 2019 Tesla Model S wound up crashing into a tree at high speed in a residential neighborhood outside Houston. Police reported that neither of the vehicle's two passengers was in the driver's seat: one was in the front passenger seat, while the other was sitting in a rear seat.