New safety features from 2022 and 2024

mjn

UK set to adopt vehicle speed limiters

Delvey

but then
"A full on/off switch for the system is also envisaged, but this would lapse every time the vehicle is restarted."
Pointless anyway, in 3 years how many cars will have the technology?
Probably less than 1% in the UK. Even in 10 years, most cars being bought today will still be on the road, so 2040 before it can be fully implemented

mjn

Can’t see me buying many more cars. I’m quite capable of staying in lane, parallel parking, braking, etc, so don’t need any of those safety features.

The day i can’t do any of that stuff is the day i stop driving and take public transport or taxis.

Bl4ckGryph0n

Agreed, the cost and time involved with replacing a windscreen these days is crazy. Can't do it on your drive anymore. It needs to go to a special centre such that the cameras, lidar etc all can be aligned. Huge cost and time effort for little gain. And then there is the effect of not paying attention to the road as the car 'should' inform you. Speed limits and signage have got rules at the moment, the signs are easy to see. Having a sign mandatory displayed in the vehicle on the dashboard is not going to make a difference for those wilfully uncompliant.

gavinl1967

Exactly.  I have a Toyota Avensis (who actually buys these things ) as a courtesy car this week, which displays the speed limit sign on the dashboard.  It displays 40 on a road which is clearly marked as 30 - and has been for years.

It also has 'lane assist', which thankfully I could turn off, because I got sick of it beeping every time I changed lanes on the motorway.

Bl4ckGryph0n

Here you go, a bit more information Briefing: Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) | ETSC

Our company is a founding member of MOBI, and we are working with various automotive manufacturers and suppliers. Last week my team provided a prototype for an alternative method  of tracking especially in context of learner drivers but with other implications as well.

I foresee these kind of techniques will integrate with the emerging and rapidly being deployed FOAM infrastructure for ultimate tracking.

Whilst I see a lot of application potential, I also like it less and less for myself. Well not unless fully autonomous vehicles become a reality.

gavinl1967

In a few years time we'll have a whole swathe of people blaming their cars for causing the accident.

"sorry officer, it wasn't me, it was my car".

DPinBucks

My current car has camera-based traffic sign recognition, which works well, showing the current speed limit on the screen & head-up display.  It also has a speed limiter, which I use a lot, but it's not linked to the TSR system.

However, I have just ordered a new car in which they are linked.  As I understand it, it sets the limiter automatically to whatever value it recognises.  Sounds good.  But when I use it at the moment, I set it to say 32mph in a 30 zone because my speedo overreads by a few %, like most do.  So what I wonder is, can you set the system to take that into account, or is it literally limited to what the speedo reads?  Of course, if they are linked to GPS then they'll be more accurate, but I don't know if they are.  My current system uses the car speedometer.

Does any one have any experience to share?

As a PS, this is in today's news:

UK set to adopt vehicle speed limiters

I post it here because I'm sure someone will pick it up and we can have a long discussion if you want. But I'm also looking for any comments on my original question.

Thanks

DPinBucks

I've just seen the discussion in the main Motoring forum.  Can this thread stay here, or is it best moved there also?

DPinBucks

As I say in another thread, mine uses a camera, and is very sensitive, even picking up small or obscured signs.  So it works with temporary limits and smart motorway overhead signs.  In my experience it's rarely caught out.Maybe not, but it makes a helluva difference for those accidentally uncompliant.  In complex situations it is very useful not to have to keep glancing away to the instrument panel.  And on that subject, let me also put in a huge boost for head-up display.