The Government May Soon Slow Down Your Car Without Your Permission

[Kamaji]

The Government May Soon Slow Down Your Car Without Your Permission

Story by Al Landes

Every new car rolling off assembly lines already carries the hardware to let government traffic systems override your speedometer. Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) technology promises safer roads through constant communication between your car, other vehicles, and highway infrastructure. The same network that prevents accidents could also enforce speed limits remotely, turning every connected car into a government-monitored vehicle.

This isn’t science fiction. The European Union mandated Intelligent Speed Assistance systems in 2022, requiring new cars to alert drivers-and potentially intervene-when speed limits are exceeded. While the U.S. lags in regulation, the Department of Transportation is actively researching similar interventions. Nearly every major automaker now builds V2X functionality into new platforms, anticipating future mandates.

The Technology Is Already in Your Driveway
Modern cars ship with V2X hardware that software updates can activate remotely.

Your vehicle broadcasts its position, speed, and direction to nearby cars through Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication. Meanwhile, Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) systems receive commands from smart traffic lights and road sensors. This network uses dedicated short-range radio and cellular 5G connections to create a real-time traffic management system.

Once most highways are V2X-equipped, centralized platforms could implement dynamic speed limits or congestion-based slowdowns by transmitting mandatory commands to each connected car.

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Source:  https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/the-government-may-soon-slow-down-your-car-without-your-permission/

[Fishrrman]

I'm keeping what I have -- 2013 Toyota RAV4.

Bought it from their certified/used stock in 2015, only had 7,500 miles.
Ten years later it's only at 56,000. I'm not driving all that much in retirement.

It was from a design era a little before all the latest-and-greatest tech started to be installed, even as "standard equipment". Still has a CD player. None of that "V2X technology" -- they won't be shutting me down.

I reckon I can get get at least ten more years out of it.
What's less certain is... can I get ten more years out of ME ...?

[Smokin Joe]

Why I'm staying with my 20th century vehicles as long as I can.

I did drive a rental on a recent trip back east that knew what the speed limit was wherever I went, and the thing turned red when I exceeded it.
Needless to say, the vehicle had to know where I was to know what the limit was.
All very distracting.
On that particular highway, doing the speed limit makes you a hazard to navigation.

But somewhere, the capability to monitor our every action, movement, and word is being assembled.

They aren't mining bitcoin with those huge data centers. The ones built for CARNIVORE and ECHELON were hidden in the Utah desert but the ones for recording our every thought, action, and movement are being built in plain sight.

[MeganC]

When no one breaks the speed limit what will the road pirates (police) do to collect revenue for their corrupt cities, states, and towns?

[Smokin Joe]

When no one breaks the speed limit what will the road pirates (police) do to collect revenue for their corrupt cities, states, and towns?

It will be worse than that. How many drug busts have happened because some damn fool mule was speeding? How many DUIs?

That, and there are times it is not only appropriate, but desirable to go faster than the speed limit.