Android Auto, CarPlay, OnStar, and now pesky speed limit warnings.
Exceed the speed limit in one of the 27 European Union countries, and you may get some pushback from your vehicle. As of July, new cars sold in the EU must include a speed- warning device that alerts drivers if they exceed the posted limit. At a minimum, vehicles must include acoustic or haptic speed warnings, though the European Commission gives automakers the latitude to supplant those passive measures with either an active accelerator pedal that applies counterpressure against the driver’s foot or a governor that restricts the vehicle’s speed to the legal limit. Drivers can override or deactivate these admonishments, but the devices must default to their active state at startup. —Car and Driver
California 2030?
Now California is looking to emulate the EU with legislation that would mandate in-car speed-warning devices. The bill, SB 961, aims to make such systems standard in the Golden State by requiring just about every 2030 model-year vehicle equipped with either GPS or a front-facing camera to also have visual and audio warnings when driving more than 10 mph over the speed limit. Provisions within the bill would ensure that drivers can fully disable the systems. –Car and Driver
The beginning of too much car technology
Source: Car and Driver
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