Video in Motion: What's Technically Possible and What's Legal
Enabling it is easy. The legal side isn't — here's both without sugarcoating.
Technically: One of the Easiest Codings
Almost every vehicle with factory navigation can play video on the central display. The function is there and comes from the factory coupled to a speed threshold — above a few km/h, the picture switches off.
What gets coded is just this threshold. The intervention takes 20 to 30 minutes, affects a single control unit, and is fully reversible.
Legally: Much Less Simple
A moving image visible to the driver while driving is not permitted on public roads. This applies regardless of whether the image comes from a built-in player, a connected device, or a mirrored smartphone.
- It's not about the coding itself, but about operating it in traffic
- Even a partially visible display falls under this
- During a traffic stop or after an accident, the activation is detectable
- Your insurance may ask questions in the event of a claim
What we enable it for
We perform this activation for vehicles used in motorsport and for export to countries without such regulations. For an everyday vehicle registered in Switzerland, we advise against it — and we say so before anyone orders.
The Legal Alternative
In almost all cases, it's not about the driver but passengers — usually children in the back seat. For this, there are solutions that don't have the problem:
- Retrofit rear-seat entertainment where the vehicle is designed for it
- Tablet holder on the headrest — not visible to the driver
- Enable static images and menus on the central display instead of video
If you're unsure what makes sense in your case: just drop us a message on WhatsApp. We'll be honest about what we do and what we don't.
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