The European Union wants to put an end to speeding.
From July 1, 2022, all new cars marketed in Europe must be fitted with an intelligent braking system.
This is what provides for a European regulation officially adopted on Wednesday, November 17.
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The device will monitor the speed of the vehicle in real time to compare it with the maximum speed authorized on the section of road where it is located.
If it is exceeded, it will act in two stages.
Several audible signals will first warn the driver.
Then, if the vehicle continues to travel above the speed limit, the accelerator pedal will gradually become harder and harder to force the slowdown.
A not infallible system
To find out the maximum authorized speed on the current section, vehicles will carry cameras capable of reading road signs. The information will be crossed with the on-board navigation system or, where applicable, with the GPS beacon of the eCall emergency call, compulsory on all new cars since 2018. What can be done to limit the risks in the car? Spokesman for the
40 million motorists association,
Pierre Chasseray, tested one of these systems by driving a vehicle equipped with it on the motorway. He noted flaws:
“the sign recognition system confused a speed limit sign when leaving the motorway with a speed limit sign on the motorway,while I was not taking this exit
»He says.
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For those who wish, it will still be legally and technically possible to deactivate the system, but only at startup.
This default activation of the system asks Pierre Chasseray:
“I would prefer that the driver be left with the choice of activating or not the system, rather than deactivating it.
This is what happens with the trajectory corrector.
I would almost bet that Parliament's position on this subject will be reversed in 2024 ”.
"Interesting" devices
For its part, the interministerial delegation for road safety welcomes this obligation. "
When we consider that a third of fatal accidents are due to speed, these new devices, imposed by the European Union on car manufacturers from next year, are interesting
" said Wednesday in the regional daily
Var -Morning
the general delegate Marie Gautier-Melleray. However, it recalls that this means alone is not sufficient to ensure security. “
These new devices will above all be intended to alert drivers who exceed the authorized speed. This is valid for motorists who inadvertently exceed the speed limit. For the others…
»She still specifies in the daily paper.
It also remains to be seen by how much the device will increase the price of cars.
Asked, Stellantis wanted to be reassuring "
We do not think that there will be an effect on the price because it is in fact a question of connecting systems which already equip our vehicles.
This is the case with the recognition of traffic signs, which displays the current speed limit on the dashboard,
”explains the manufacturer.
