Recently, a female driver stumbled upon a covert AI camera discreetly installed on the dashboard of her rental vehicle. This sophisticated device, supplied by Lytx, is designed to monitor and record driving activities in real-time, issuing voice alerts for potentially unsafe driving behaviors. The camera possesses the capability to detect high-risk actions within the vehicle's cabin, such as the use of mobile phones and non-compliance with seatbelt regulations, and can annotate these recordings for further analysis.

Equipped with both front and rear recording functionalities, the camera boasts a storage capacity of up to 400 hours of footage. The fleet's backend system can be configured to either continuously record for 24 hours or activate recording based on specific events. However, the woman in question was not informed about the presence of this camera prior to renting the vehicle, sparking widespread public concern over potential privacy infringements within the car rental industry. Previously, rental platforms such as Zeekr Subscription had also raised eyebrows due to issues related to in-car cameras, further fueling apprehensions about user privacy breaches.