It checks your attentiveness to keep BlueCruise enabled if the car is driving itself, or if you have the setting turned on to monitor attentiveness in general. It's part of the steering wheel system above the horn area and is checking your eyes.
You seemed to describe the infrared sensor bank that I mentioned (yes above and behind the horn), and not a "camera" as such. Am I not understanding?
Sorry, I misread your post. I believe they are the same thing. Almost all modern cameras (both dedicated ones and phones) use similar types of sensors as these, just in color instead of infrared. I assume it's taking continuous video of your entire face (and some of the surrounding area), and whether it's a camera or sensor is a word choice.
Just curious if you wear glasses. I have heard a few people talking about certain pairs of glasses making it so the infrared can't see their eyes at certain angles. I'm guessing from a UV coating, or something...
I do wear glasses, but no special coating other than anti-glare and anti-scratch (no UV or anything, no progressive/bifocals yet).
From my 2024 MME Owner's Manual:
I'm not sure anyone was doubting this? It's the entire purpose of the driver monitoring camera. The infrared lights that you can somewhat see at night, or easily see with your own camera, are LEDs (lights), not sensors. They are necessary so that the cameras (which you can't see as they're behind the plastic cover) are able to see your eyes in darker ambient conditions.From my 2024 MME Owner's Manual:
Sure sounds like there's also a camera back there. You can see the IR sensors on each side when in photo mode on your cell phone camera. Apparently there's a camera too.
That's a temperature and humidity sensor. See more discussion here: https://www.macheforum.com/site/thr...-above-the-rear-view-mirror.38340/post-841377
