The National Transportation Safety Board has a new recommendation for automakers that could “force” new cars to slow down.Federal data shows more than 20,000 deaths on our roads in the first half of the year. This new effort is predicted to save tens of thousands of lives each year.The NTSB is calling on the federal government to start incentivizing carmakers to put smart speed limiter systems in new cars. The speed limiter program works through telematics.Stored data on local speed limits is cross-referenced with a car’s GPS position. Software in the vehicles gives the driver an alarm or simply just cuts off the accelerator when you reach the speed limit.Watch the video above for the full story.
The National Transportation Safety Board has a new recommendation for automakers that could “force” new cars to slow down.
Federal data shows more than 20,000 deaths on our roads in the first half of the year. This new effort is predicted to save tens of thousands of lives each year.
The NTSB is calling on the federal government to start incentivizing carmakers to put smart speed limiter systems in new cars.
The speed limiter program works through telematics.
Stored data on local speed limits is cross-referenced with a car’s GPS position.
Software in the vehicles gives the driver an alarm or simply just cuts off the accelerator when you reach the speed limit.
Watch the video above for the full story.
