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EU: Mandatory Speed Limiters Likely to be Required in All New Cars

posted by chromas on Thursday March 28 2019, @04:00PM   
from the two-minutes-hate dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

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

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• Re:Actually requires speed limit reform... Re:Actually requires speed limit reform... (Score: 3, Interesting) by mhajicek on Thursday March 28 2019, @10:06PM (1 child)

  by mhajicek (51) on Thursday March 28 2019, @10:06PM (#821534)

  I agree with the mass thing. I've been thinking that fines for speeding and recless driving should be proportional to the mass of your vehicle.

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• Re:Actually requires speed limit reform... (Score: 2) by Immerman on Friday March 29 2019, @02:44PM

  by Immerman (3985) on Friday March 29 2019, @02:44PM (#821819)

  That seems like an excellent idea.

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