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Concern over the safety of speed limiting technology

21 February 2022

The European Commission has mandated that Intelligent Speed Assist (ISA) technology, which is used to limit speed, be installed in all new cars sold in Europe from July this year – a rule that is also expected to apply in the UK.  

The technology automatically restricts vehicles from breaking the speed limit by using GPS data and traffic cameras to determine limits of each road. 

However, concerns are arising among some road safety groups that an inability to quickly accelerate and avoid a hazard could be perilous. 

The European Commission has addressed these concerns, offering assurances that the software can be manually overridden and hopes that the that technology could reduce road deaths by 20 per cent. Research by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) has also found that ISA is more effective than audio warnings, which are more likely to annoy drivers than improve safety.

ETSC Executive Director Antonio Avenoso said, “More than 20 years after this technology was first trialled, it is great to see Intelligent Speed Assistance finally coming to all new vehicles in the EU.

“However, we are disappointed that car makers are being given the option to install an unproven system that may have little safety benefit.”

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