[HN Gopher] EU Starts Requiring Anti-Speeding Tech for New Cars
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       EU Starts Requiring Anti-Speeding Tech for New Cars
        
       Author : jacooper
       Score  : 7 points
       Date   : 2022-07-09 22:12 UTC (49 minutes ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (www.cnet.com)
        
       | codefreeordie wrote:
       | The true goal of this tech is right there in the second paragraph
       | of the story: to ultimately stop people from having free movement
       | by taking away their access to useful transportation.
        
         | shadowofneptune wrote:
         | I drive at the limit almost always. What makes it less useful?
         | I would prefer this compared to the system of fees and
         | irregular enforcement most countries have now.
        
           | jwie wrote:
           | Don't worry you'll be able to still get a speeding ticket
           | regardless of whatever crapware they load up into the car.
        
           | rad_gruchalski wrote:
           | I've been driving through The Netherlands recently. It's so
           | scary how everybody drives so close to each other because of
           | the speed limit 100kph during the day. Bumper to bumper. I
           | feel less safe on the highway in The Netherlands than at the
           | race track with no speed limit.
        
             | shadowofneptune wrote:
             | That's around the top limit in most US cities. I don't see
             | how tailgating is an outcome of driving at the limit.
        
           | codefreeordie wrote:
           | > "The objective is to protect Europeans against [...]
           | climate change, empower them with new mobility solutions that
           | match their changing needs"
           | 
           | > "[T]here is no reason why these standards can't be reviewed
           | and updated in the near future. We think that is essential,"
           | 
           | The goal is to discourage driving over time by making
           | vehicles prohibitively expensive, by posting lower and lower
           | speed limits over time due to "climate change", and to
           | continually revise the standards to separate people from
           | their ability to leave their homes as quickly and permanently
           | as they can convince their populace to accept.
        
             | AinderS wrote:
             | Or just prevent driving entirely after curfew/to areas
             | where illegal protests are being held/if there is a warrant
             | out for your arrest. Once your car taking orders from
             | someone else is normalized, anything can happen.
        
       | jacooper wrote:
       | I know cars have many trackers and send your location to the
       | manufacturer and sometimes your insurance too, but this is a
       | whole new level, this is actively intervening in how you use your
       | own car.
        
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