TechScape: Self-driving cars are here and they’re watching you

What companies pitched were ultra-smart, AI-driven vehicles that make people inside and outside of the cars safer. This is not the self-driving future we were promised – but it is the one that surveillance and privacy experts have warned about. When it comes to law enforcement and user data, if a tech company collects it the warrants and subpoenas will come. The cameras on the outside of the cars help vehicles navigate the streets they’re driving on and manufacturers say the cameras inside the vehicles allow them to support customers as needed. And Cahn notes that companies developing driverless cars may not be incentivised to push back against local enforcement authorities.