A law passed in 2021 takes effect in 2027 requiring new vehicles to use facial recognition and biometric scanning to check whether a driver is impaired — bad news for anyone who values privacy in their own car.

• New cars will scan drivers' faces and bodies to decide if they are fit to drive.
• The scanning reportedly reaches passengers in the back seat too, not just the driver.
• Officials say the data will not be shared, but the systems amount to constant monitoring inside a private space.
• The same technology allows a car to be shut down remotely, so a vehicle you paid for can be disabled without your say.
• Most people buy cars on loans and pay interest on something that loses value — and now that asset watches them.

Outlook: Expect a fight over privacy and ownership rights as carmakers build these systems into 2027 models.