I rented a car last night. They had to take a photo of me and copy my driver's license. I tried to opt out of the photograph. They handed me back my license and credit card and told me they wouldn't rent me the car.
Hacking challenge: if anyone can find my photo from Budget Rental Cars, I'll start a legal process against them that could be turned into a class action (although I've probably already signed away my rights to do so).
@MichaelimOdenwald Yes. But what Budget is doing is basically saying that they don't trust the humans who work the rental agencies to make a decision on whether the picture on the license matches reality. It is utterly ridiculous, unless they aim to replace human workers altogether.
And on the end of rental car return, companies have started to use AI to investigate every car for damage which will ultimately drive insurance costs way up as AI is probably well-suited for this job and will find every single ding and paint chip that cones with normal use of automobiles.
Brad Rosenheim
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