Here in US (Specifically New York), the State government has began looking into ways to enforce distracted driving/texting while driving laws. To that end, Cellebrite is in the process of testing a "text-a-lyzer" (along the lines of a breathalyzer or roadside alcosensor) that would allow law enforcement to quickly access your device roadside (likely a limited logical extraction of sorts) and determine if you were texting or interacting with your mobile device at the time of violation of law (officer observes mobile usage, post crash or serious injury accident, pedestrian struck).
The issue here in the States is a legal one, which questions whether the police have the right to demand you produce your mobile phone for examination without a warrant. Currently, to access a mobile device, it would require consent of the owner or a search warrant issued by a judge/magistrate (call detail records currently only require a subpoena but that legal issue has gone back and forth in recent years and is currently being considered by the United States Supreme Court again) so under the current law, an officer would not be able to require the citizen to produce the phone for examination roadside. However, states are looking to modify the licensing law to compel drivers to submit their devices for examination if there is a reasonable suspicion that the motorist was using their mobile device while driving; much the same way the state requires a motorist to submit to field sobriety tests if the officer has reasonable suspicion to believe the motorist may be operating under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. Although the citizen can refuse to perform such tests and any subsequent request to test their blood or breath to determine blood alcohol content, such refusal will result in the immediate revocation of their driving privileges for 1 year, regardless of whether they are found guilty of an underlying driving offenses that they may have been charged with. The submission of the mobile device, or refusal to do so, would likely follow under the same guidelines under current proposals.
In the case of the "text-a-lyzer" scenario though, there are serious additional privacy concerns that do not exist when discussing voluntary or involuntary submission of samples to determine blood alcohol content. Specifically, what would be visible to the officer when accessing the mobile device? What types/kinds of data is collected by the device? What if the device captures images or conversations that are sensitive? proprietary?
I realize much of the previous conversation was centered around the legal concerns with such technology but mostly I just wanted to convey that Cellebrite is actively working on a product for law enforcement here in the States.
Cellebrite approach will fail.
So are we talking about a Bus company that transports children? Greyhound possibly? Over the road trucking companies? I personally don't see this as an issue as you know your being watched from the beginning and the company has a vested interest in reducing liability.
As far as consumers wanting these in their cars going forward I'd say that would be a "No Go."
Even if you had the assurance from the manufacturer that it was only capturing a 5 second loop and could not remotely be accessed I think the idea is DOA.
To get access to the mobiles of masses to proof mobileing? Cellebrite are you kidding?
Our machine needs no access to the phone. No humans at work.
Rolf, Greenroad may has the system you are looking for
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How will you resolve looking at a mapping tool?
Can you demand that the phone must not be used for navigation?
At least for Switzerland the key is that both hands have to be on the steering wheel. The exception of this are only driving related actions like shifting gears, turning on defrost or similar. But manipulation on GPS, direction finding etc. by hand is not allowed.
Voice-based operations are ok. But remembering that calling while driving takes away also an important share of concentration? The law says you are not allowed driving by making 'difficult' calls.
We only want to catch the handling on mobiles what I call mobileing. Hands-away from mobiles is the goal. Having both hands on the steering wheel enables simply steering to avoid any crash.