EU Speed limiter

[Roar87]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47715415

Just as we were discussing in the gun thread, the EU is planning mandatory technology to ensure cars keep to the speed limit using "camera recognition and GPS technology". The future for our government managed existence is exciting.

 

[Roar87]

Non-story tbh.

The bill is not agreed and as usual, the devil's in the detail as some have pointed out.

Still, don't let that stop the outrage. Some people just need to be angry about something all the time.

Who's angry? I'm concerned about not only this, but the ideological stance the EU takes on managing it's citizens, personal freedoms are not a consideration.

 

[Roar87]

At the minute the proposal is that there will be an on/off switch available and drivers can over ride the system by pushing hard down on the accelerator, of course it's just one small step to remove that ability

 

[Roar87]

If they make it an optional extra than I am fine with it. If they force it on us the the consumer will end up paying for it.

It is mandatory, and of course the consumer will have to absorb the cost.

 

[Roar87]

Is the EU expecting every car company to be able to implement this technology? What about a small start up that maybe couldn't afford the development and implementation of this technology? It makes the price of entry into the market even higher and gives current manufacturers more of a hold on the market

 

[Roar87]

Yes and why should anyone care? The current car companies are well entrenched, so much so that governments will simply save them regardless of cost.

Are they? Has there been no influx of competition from SE Asia in the past 10 years? What about in the future if a South American company or Indian company want to sell cars here but find the costs off putting or eating too much into their margins? Competition is a very good thing for consumers