When government wants to control your driving via steering wheel, accelerator and brakes! A very concerning trend! A very slippery slope!
Benjamin Franklin:
"Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
Soon we will have autonomous driving vehicles. What does that mean for individual liberty?
"... Every year, speeding leads to 12,000+ U.S. car-related fatalities—around a third of the national total.
In response, more safety advocates are shifting their focus from changing driver behavior—to changing the cars.
Emergent technology called Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) compels drivers to take the pedal off the metal through a range of methods:
“Active” ISA systems prevent further acceleration once the vehicle hits a speed ceiling, while “passive” systems alert the driver.
Legislators are taking notice: The EU will require all new cars to be outfitted with passive ISA starting in July. ..."
"With the General Vehicle Safety Regulation (EU) 2019/2144, the Commission has taken unprecedented action to help the transport sector and public authorities prepare for the mobility of tomorrow. The objective is to protect Europeans against traffic accidents, poor air quality and climate change, empower them with new mobility solutions that match their changing needs, and defend the competitiveness of European industry. ...
From July 2022, Intelligent speed assistance (ISA) will be mandatory for new models/types of vehicles introduced on the market. The ISA will become mandatory for all new cars that will be sold from July 2024 (therefore it will not concern the vehicle fleet already registered and in circulation before that date). ..."
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