New Subaru repeatedly prevents its owner from the joy of distracted driving
The robot uprising has begun with a station wagon informing you that your eyeballs have committed a safety violation.
For decades, dystopian fiction has warned us that artificial intelligence may one day turn against humanity. Instead, it appears to have taken the form of a mildly passive-aggressive Subaru that shrieks at drivers for the audacity of glancing at scenery, changing a Spotify playlist, or briefly behaving like a human being rather than a laser-focused DMV exam proctor.
The problem, he says, is that it’s way too sensitive, at least in his perspective.
“If you veer off for two seconds, like if you look away like this, or if you’re looking outside, I got mountains around us, right, I’m looking at the mountains, it’ll flash and beep and say ‘keep eyes on road,’” he says in the video.
Changing music on Spotify for two seconds, same result, he says.
“I get the idea of it, but this is the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen in a car,” Dodd adds.
“Someone please help me turn this thing off.. It’s annoying,” he adds in the caption.
The robot uprising has begun with a station wagon informing you that your eyeballs have committed a safety violation.