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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 lentilla on Friday March 29 2019, @06:39AM (1 child)

    by lentilla (1770) on Friday March 29 2019, @06:39AM (#821687)

    What is with this obsession with getting people to the emergency room?

    Anywhere sufficiently developed to have hospitals capable of treating emergencies also has a large number of people living there. The limiting factor on "time to emergency room" is not the speed of the car, it's the other traffic on the road. Doesn't matter if the car can do five times the speed limit - once you hit traffic (and you will) - you will only be traveling as fast as the person in front of you.

    Further: isn't it excessively arrogant to expect that my emergency outweighs everyone else's safety? Sure, I don't want to exsanguinate in the back seat of a car on my way to hospital - but I also don't want to be responsible for other fatalities caused in getting me there.

    I don't have a problem with ambulances going as fast as they can but they have two things a civilian "racing" to hospital doesn't have: a) sirens (which let people know to get out of the way, and explain why a vehicle is flying past) and; b) a dispassionate driver (who understands that whilst time may be the essence, safety is paramount).

    Look - I am aware there are exceptions - the 2am no-traffic-on-the-road and the bringing someone in from a remote area to name a couple. But these are not the norm. Heck - racing someone to hospital is not the norm either and buying a Ferrari instead of a Corolla to get to hospital faster has about the same level of rationality as stockpiling military-grade weapons in preparation for a zombie apocalypse.

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  • (Score: 2) by Immerman on Friday March 29 2019, @05:23PM

    by Immerman (3985) on Friday March 29 2019, @05:23PM (#821900)

    It's generally the one case where normal people have a legitimate need for life-endangering urgency.

    And yes - if you're speeding through traffic, you're a F'ing idiot asshole who is probably increasing the risk of somebody dying.

    But if traffic is light, and you can go screaming down an unoccupied lane with a clear view of everyone who might get in your way? Not so much.

    I certainly don't advocate driving like you have lights, siren, and adequate training. And you should probably get someone not emotionally compromised to drive, if at all possible, but an extra 10-40mph whenever road conditions allow? That can be the difference between life and death, with a minimal increase in total risk.