A MAJOR law change coming within months will see all new cars fitted with mandatory speed-reduction AI technology.
The devices will be able to detect when a driver is exceeding the speed limit and, in some cases, even automatically slow down the vehicle.
It was in 2022 that the EU passed a law requiring the introduction of “speed limiters” in engines, in an effort to reduce the number of deaths on the roads.
Although it is a law of European origin, it has been transferred into UK statute, meaning the technology must be fitted to any car sold here.
This will mainly take the form of Intelligent Speed Assistance systems, which use AI, cameras and GPS to determine the speed limit on the surrounding road and adjust it accordingly.
The definition of “speed limiters” in the law has been left quite vague, but there are three main types of ISA, which include varying levels of driver choice.
The first is an informative ISA, which displays a warning on the dashboard display showing the speed limit, often accompanied by a high-pitched noise similar to that made when you unfasten your seat belt.
Then there are the “support” ISAs, which will increase resistance on the brake pedal, in addition to the warning symbol, in an effort to make speeding more difficult.
You can easily void the manufacturer’s warranty
Graham Conway
And thirdly, there are intervening ISAs, which will actually slow the car down until it drops below the speed limit.
This is done by reducing engine power and does not involve any application of the brakes for safety reasons.
The law will come into effect on July 6, after which all new cars must be equipped with some type of speed limiter system.
Manufacturers will have until the end of that month to modernize the models already in showrooms with the devices.
However, the UK has chosen not to make it a legal requirement to activate the ISA system.
Most can be turned off manually by the driver or overridden by pressing the accelerator, similar to cruise control or autonomous driving technology.
But Graham Conway, motorsport expert at Select Car Leasingwarned against this option, saying: “While it may seem like an innocent change to the car’s configuration, it can have serious implications.
“A car is equipped with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems like ISA for a good reason, and a manufacturer may take a very negative view of this technology being circumvented.”
Graham also stated, “You could easily void the manufacturer’s warranty by doing this.”
It turns out drivers have been warned about a little-known dashboard camera bug that could invalidate their insurance.
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