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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 Unixnut on Friday March 29 2019, @08:38PM (1 child)
What irritates me about the new blanket 20mph limit in my area (apart from the fact it is on a road that was originally 50, then 40mph) is that it sits in between gears. So I can either keep myself in 1st gear and the engine revs are around 3k so I sound like a tosser going down the road (plus my fuel economy goes down and emissions goes up), or I shift into second and the engine struggles at near idle (or I ride the clutch in 2nd, which works, but wears out the clutch as well as the clutch bearings). Cars gearing is designed for 20mph to be a transitional speed, in between 20mph for creeping along and 25mph+ for driving. The irony is the drop in speed limits was to "help the environment" and reduce emissions, but I end up emitting more as a result of it (as do others I suspect).
And yes, cruise control never works below 30mph, on any car I have been in. I guess the logic is that you should only use it on long empty stretches of road, not in slow dense areas where you need to be fully concentrating. My car has a nice feature you can turn on, where if you exceed 20mph it beeps at you as a warning, so I don't have to keep my eyes glued to the speedo at low speeds.
(Score: 2) by Immerman on Friday March 29 2019, @09:02PM
Yep, never overestimate the ability of politicians to "fix" technical problems.
I used to have a car that would let cruise control engage at 15+mph. As I recall it was also one of the few that would apply braking to avoid going too fast