Survey: Most Drivers Want Their Cars To Alert Them When They Hit Deadly Speeds

More than 60 percent of drivers surveyed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety say they would accept a "passive" version of Intelligent Speed Assist technology that automatically reads the local limit and then provides an unobtrusive visual or auditory alert to remind drivers to slow down. Those systems will come mandatory on all cars sold in the European Union starting next month, and are already available on some U.S. vehicles; the NTSB called for a similar requirement here last year.

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Story by Kea Wilson
June 12, 2024