UK, EU Cars (but Not Bikes, Yet) to be Fitted With Speed Limiters

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UK, EU Cars (But Not Bikes, Yet) to be Fitted With Speed Limiters:

This comes as part of the General Safety Regulation passed in the EU. Mandates state "new models/types of vehicles introduced on the market," beginning in July 2022, must arrive outfitted with this software. It will be mandatory for all new cars beginning in July 2024, ostensibly to give manufacturers time to retrofit their existing production models.

[...] The European Commission describes the way a car outfitted with ISA behaves in one of four ways: cascaded acoustic warning; cascaded vibrating warning; haptic feedback through the acceleration pedal; or speed control function. Manufacturers choose their own adventure there. The first two only provide audible or tactile feedback to the driver. "Haptic feedback through the acceleration pedal" means the pedal pushes back against your foot. "Speed control function" means the car slows down for you.

https://etsc.eu/intelligent-speed-assistance-isa/

[...] ISA uses a speed sign-recognition video camera and/or GPS-linked speed limit data to advise drivers of the current speed limit and automatically limit the speed of the vehicle as needed. ISA systems do not automatically apply the brakes, but simply limit engine power preventing the vehicle from accelerating past the current speed limit unless overridden. Vehicles with this kind of ISA system factory fitted are already on sale[...].

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