How will Porsche implement EU speed limit tech?
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Depends how it works functionally - if its fully proactive/reactive to GPS and camera inputs, it would be easily defeat able with a piece of tape over the camera lens and/or disconnecting the antenna? But as per your link if it can be overridden using the loud pedal, it all seems a bit pointless anyways.
I'd much rather be aware / have displayed at all times what the speed limit of the road I'm on, and decide my own speed than have an autonomous 'dumb' system decide for me. Who are these people trying to nanny?, if the logic is people not being aware of the speed limit, give them that information and let them choose whether to ignore or adhere...
I'd much rather be aware / have displayed at all times what the speed limit of the road I'm on, and decide my own speed than have an autonomous 'dumb' system decide for me. Who are these people trying to nanny?, if the logic is people not being aware of the speed limit, give them that information and let them choose whether to ignore or adhere...
I am sure it would be so much better if it worked the other way so that the 45 everywhere brigade slowed down for the appropriate limits and actually got somewhere near a sensible speed for those wide open, clear sunny warm roads where 60 is slow.
The whole thing feels like a very bonkers solution to a not particularly big problem.
Nanny state on steroids
The whole thing feels like a very bonkers solution to a not particularly big problem.
Nanny state on steroids
supersport said:
I am sure it would be so much better if it worked the other way so that the 45 everywhere brigade slowed down for the appropriate limits and actually got somewhere near a sensible speed for those wide open, clear sunny warm roads where 60 is slow.
The whole thing feels like a very bonkers solution to a not particularly big problem.
Nanny state on steroids
If we think ICE engined cars are going to be bad with such technology fitted, wait until we're all driving around in electric cars ...The whole thing feels like a very bonkers solution to a not particularly big problem.
Nanny state on steroids
Every time you charge the car, I suspect "they" will dictate that ALL its data will be downloaded automatically : Where you've been, when you went there, how fast you travelled, where you stopped, how many people were in the car, were their seat belts fastened, did you take the most economic route etc etc.
Charging will be by the mile driven, parking charges, ULEZ charges ... What did you say ? Surely they'll be a thing of the past once you're driving an electric car ?
All will be levied automatically, ditto parking fines/speeding fines, paid in Bitcoin (or whatever those in power dictate the digital currency will be)
If anyone thinks electric cars will be the panacea they're being made out to be ...
Regrettably, as a nation, we seem remarkably ambivalent about all this stuff
Slippydiff said:
If we think ICE engined cars are going to be bad with such technology fitted, wait until we're all driving around in electric cars ...
Every time you charge the car, I suspect "they" will dictate that ALL its data will be downloaded automatically : Where you've been, when you went there, how fast you travelled, where you stopped, how many people were in the car, were their seat belts fastened, did you take the most economic route etc etc.
Charging will be by the mile driven, parking charges, ULEZ charges ... What did you say ? Surely they'll be a thing of the past once you're driving an electric car ?
All will be levied automatically, ditto parking fines/speeding fines, paid in Bitcoin (or whatever those in power dictate the digital currency will be)
If anyone thinks electric cars will be the panacea they're being made out to be ...
Regrettably, as a nation, we seem remarkably ambivalent about all this stuff
sadly it's not just "as a nation" - I very much suspect that this is a thing across the whole of the West. Those that enjoy driving/drive for pleasure will slowly (or not so slowly) be pushed out (similar to smokers and meat-eaters)Every time you charge the car, I suspect "they" will dictate that ALL its data will be downloaded automatically : Where you've been, when you went there, how fast you travelled, where you stopped, how many people were in the car, were their seat belts fastened, did you take the most economic route etc etc.
Charging will be by the mile driven, parking charges, ULEZ charges ... What did you say ? Surely they'll be a thing of the past once you're driving an electric car ?
All will be levied automatically, ditto parking fines/speeding fines, paid in Bitcoin (or whatever those in power dictate the digital currency will be)
If anyone thinks electric cars will be the panacea they're being made out to be ...
Regrettably, as a nation, we seem remarkably ambivalent about all this stuff
My Tiguan already does this.
The car knows the speed limits from the gps position and traffic sign recognition, if I enter a slower speed limit and the active cruise control is on, the car slows down to the new slower limit.
GPS is simplex (one way) communication, the car doesn’t transmit its speed to the satellite or anyone else.
The car knows the speed limits from the gps position and traffic sign recognition, if I enter a slower speed limit and the active cruise control is on, the car slows down to the new slower limit.
GPS is simplex (one way) communication, the car doesn’t transmit its speed to the satellite or anyone else.
DodgyGeezer said:
How would this work with UK cars on the mainland or EU cars in the UK?
There’s this thing called GPS so the car knows which country it’s in and can work out if the signs are miles or km’s. Decent systems can even read gantry signs in addition to roadside ones. Ignoring the automatic aspect of this sign recognition has been around for a decade now and adaptive cruise linked to traffic, signs and GPS for nearly as long.
The new rules really don’t need any new magic tech to be developed. Just the ECU software to be slightly modified.
Wondered about this. I usually pick up my cars at the factory (North American spec) and drive them for a while in Europe before export. The EU
requirement is not going to happen any time soon on this side of the pond, so presumably that would mean I would have a non-limited car for my pickup and track days.
requirement is not going to happen any time soon on this side of the pond, so presumably that would mean I would have a non-limited car for my pickup and track days.
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