To an extent, they already are. Most new class 8 trucks in North America are so connected to the rest of the fleet it's scary. A lot of trucks can be re-program

To an extent, they already are. Most new class 8 trucks in North America are so connected to the rest of the fleet it's scary. A lot of trucks can be re-programmed by the company while it's out on the road. Sending the status of the seatbelt, coupled with lane monitoring systems that can phone-home as a violation if done x number of times in y <time frame>, can easily implement the same goals at virtually zero cost. Systems like this are for what you can't use existing vehicle sensors to do - detect if the driver is eating, drinking, using a cell phone (believe it or not some mega-carriers even have no-hands-free policies), reaching to adjust controls or grab something, talking to a passenger(s), doing drugs or drinking, the list goes on. They're meant to put as much liability and proof-of-fault as possible (or not) on the driver, and the whole driver-facing camera thing in general can drive down carrier insurance rates. "Oh the driver was reaching for his coffee and couldn't brake in time while someone cut them off to make their exit?" can sound great to some people to have on video, but "Driver was fired for eating a Big Mac while driving" or even "driver was caught masturbating in company truck" are very real things that have happened to people I personally know. Luckily, there has been precedent set here in Canada that has banned driver-facing cameras for privacy-related reasons. Hopefully it stays that way, and the US follows soon. Whatever your views on how much safer it may make the roads, it's a gross invasion of privacy. I liken it to having your boss install a webcam in your office that's watching you 24/7, I'd bet a large majority of people would not put up with that.