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The EU is moving forward with legislation to require ISA, Intelligent Speed Assistance, in all new cars starting in 2022. This system will use GPS, map databases, and speed limit reading cameras to limit speed. Speed limiting will be accomplished by limiting engine power. Drivers can temporarily override the system by pressing down hard on the accelerator. It seems that, at least to start, the system will have an off button. Other requirements of the legislation include a system to monitor the driver for drowsiness, and inattention, as well as standard hookups for in car breathalysers. It seems the driver monitoring systems may include in car cameras pointed at the driver.
Sources:
thisismoney.co.uk
fortune.com
euractiv.com
theengineer.co.uk
gizmodo.com
Previously on Soylent: Volvo: In-Car Cameras Will Monitor Drivers and Take Action to Prevent Distracted or Impaired Driving
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Thursday March 28 2019, @06:50PM (1 child)
Not worth the effort, when well over 90% of the people who can drive already carry a tracker in their pocket.
You shouldn't need a GPS-based limiter if you have a black box which records your speed. "God (your log) will get you if your fuck up" tends to work. GPS/galileo isn't perfect, and a bug in a limiter (out of date map?) could cause a pileup.
(Score: 2) by Immerman on Thursday March 28 2019, @07:21PM
>GPS/galileo isn't perfect, and a bug in a limiter (out of date map?) could cause a pileup.
Indeed. As could a normal error in GPS data - I can't tell you how many times I've had a GPS device insist that I'm driving on a nearby street paralleling the highway (or vice-versa)