Only buying pre 2018 cars from now on, I will have a Toyota collection that will run forever
this post was submitted on 07 Jul 2026
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I'm in the US where this is coming soon enough. My car is a 2012 which seems like kind of a sweet spot, but it's not going to last forever especially with our winters and road salt and pot holes.
I didn't plan to buy a new car any time soon but have been thinking about my eventual next choice. All this BS has me wondering whether it's better to get something soon without the next level of surveillance, or wait a few years and see how bad it is in practice and how it can be disabled.
That 2012 I mentioned is fun to drive, has low mileage for its age, and is fuel efficient, plus I have renewed my love of working on my own vehicles after not doing so for a decade or two. I'm currently doing work on the brakes. Maybe I'll just have to try to make it live forever, and not give any more money to the whole damn industry as long as possible. That's the most economically and environmentally friendly option, after all.
Just a heads up: I have a 2026 GM. The infotainment doesn't work right and the key fob often isn't detected. Their solution is to blame my phone (even though it works with every other car and every other Bluetooth device; and a factory reset of my Pixel 9 only solved some of the infotainment problems and shouldn't have had to happen at all anyway). My father-in-law also has a 2026 Chevy and there are infotainment problems for him. Different models.
Tldr: avoid the 2026 GM vehicles.
Avoid all GM vehicles, they are directly responsible for the pathetic state of US public infrastructure and they have literally been caught valuing profits over their customers’ lives.
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It's not wether it's easily fooled or not. The thing is, I am not sure most of us agree with this regulation. So is this democratic after all?
And if it is, then people are dumb, stupid.
Politicians are fine with this because the cameras will just point at their chauffeurs.
The data destination should be mandatory disclosure, not a mystery.
For anyone thinking they can just cover it or something...
Those cameras are for detecting distracted and tired drivers. They run special AI models that track eye movent and other queues. Covering them will obviously be detected by so will be putting a picture in front of it.
When it detects it's disabled a warning light will light on the dashboard. For now it's not specifically forbidden to cover it but the warning light may mean issues when passing technical revisions. In case of an accident insurance may also treat it as a proof that you were at fault. For now it's all just speculation as the rules are new but most likely it will go this way.
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I'd rather have the option for a factory installed dashcam or at least a mount for me to install one.