This is discussed in the article, and you’re making a much more provocative claim which the author does not advance. They specifically mention civil liberties a

This is discussed in the article, and you’re making a much more provocative claim which the author does not advance. They specifically mention civil liberties as a concern and the one proposal specifically mentioned would involve cameras identifying drivers visibly using their phones, which requires no hacking whatsoever. The obvious measure would be standardizing the process of police asking drivers about phone use in every crash, which again has no civil liberties concerns. It also seems like Apple and Google should have a roll as trusted third parties. The phone could save a short activity log (basically the same things screen time apps record: was the device unlocked, active, last touch event, etc.) any time car play is active or the accelerometer records hard deceleration with a secure way to share that with the police so you can be confident all you’re giving them is evidence that you weren’t looking at Tik Tok 20s before the collision.