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

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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  • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Thursday March 28 2019, @11:29PM

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Thursday March 28 2019, @11:29PM (#821561)

    Night conditions vary... I'm thinking of Tamiami Trail in the 1980s - two lanes, bordered on the North by a shading tree line on the other side of which is a canal (dug to get the fill to make the road), said canal filled with alligators, said alligators prone to occasionally crossing the highway - the trees often defeated the moonlight, and 1980s headlights weren't much use at 80mph to see a 400lb meat-speed-bump. This is the same 89 miles from Naples to Miami that I have crossed multiple times in the daylight in less than an hour (Carter era 55mph speed limits), but at night it really was a different beast.

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