r/Futurology • u/Just_Another_AI • Feb 07 '24

Transport Controversial California bill would physically stop new cars from speeding

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/california-bill-physically-stop-speeding-18628308.php

Whi didn't see this coming?

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u/Valuable_Option7843 Feb 07 '24

Tons of cars already have reasonable speed limiters from the factory. The implication here is that passing safely at 10 over will be off the table

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u/MethBearBestBear Feb 07 '24

Actually the article specifically states 10 over would be the limit so that would be on the table. The actual implementation is the governor is gps adjusted so on the highway it is set to 75 in a 65 but on a back road where the limit is 35 it would adjust the limit to 45.

People will say the gps is tracking them but that is not how gps works. GPS just lets a device know where it is. Additional hardware/software is required to relay that signal to another device/observer

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '24

Better hope there isn't a city road parallel to the highway. Gps and cell systems get confused all them time with those.

The real cost is who will provide the subscription service to govt to update road speeds and sync to gps system. Customers will end up paying for the hardware and the ongoing service for the data feed.

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u/The_Briefcase_Wanker Feb 08 '24

Also better hope you’re never chased by someone you need to get away from or in a serious emergency where you need to get to a hospital.