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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker will soon decide whether the state will be the first to ban the use of this substance Smart glasses While driving.
State Legislative Council The bill passed last month This adds language to the state’s driving laws, specifically calling it “AI smart glasses” in the same way that cell phone use is prohibited. If the governor signs the bill into law, it would make Illinois the first to put such a provision on the books.
According to the bill, drivers can still use Smart glasses While parked or in neutral if traffic is obstructed. Otherwise, drivers will be subject to a maximum fine of $75 for a first violation and up to $150 per violation for repeat violations. If use Smart glasses While driving results in a collision with serious injury or death, this fine will be a minimum of $1,000.
It is unclear if the governor will sign the bill or when that might happen. Once the bill is delivered, Illinois’ governor has 60 days to sign or veto it.
“The Governor will carefully review everything that comes across his desk once it is received by the Illinois General Assembly and before signing,” a spokesperson for the governor said in an email to CNET.
Pritzker has a mixed record of supporting the tech industry on issues like quantum computing and jobs in artificial intelligence, but he has opposed incentives for data centers and privacy overrides in technology like biometric data collection. It seems that the ruler Preparing to sign a separate bill It would increase restrictions on social networks in an attempt to protect children online.
Smart glasses in the news
Wearable glasses that can record photos and videos and that use artificial intelligence to perform other tasks have been in the news recently. Not just tech giants like Google and apple Product development in the market, but Meta is one of the leaders in this category of products Under scrutiny For the facial recognition program that was developed for it Meta Glass products.
that Investigate the wired found that Meta had already distributed the software to its Meta AI app on mobile devices without activating the feature; The company pulled the program in response to public outcry over the report.
Shortly after, A Different report It found that Meta had a license to the facial recognition software from Rank One Computing, which develops software for the US military and law enforcement, among other groups.
