The feds' vehicle 'kill switch' mandate is a gross violation of privacy

Re:The feds' vehicle 'kill switch' mandate is a gross violat... by jeroenhd on Friday November 24, 2023 @06:49AM (#38402995)

I don't really know why cars are allowed to be sold to go such ludicrous speeds in the first place. Sure, there's no speed limit on the Autobahn, but there aren't many countries where you can legally drive that fast anywhere.

Short bursts of acceleration may be required for evasion sometimes, even at high speeds, but you don't need to drive 160 km/h for more than a minute, and you won't be hitting the Autobahn if your car is sold in South America.

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Re:The feds' vehicle 'kill switch' mandate is a gross violat... by giantg2 on Friday November 24, 2023 @07:01AM (#38403090)

There are legitimate use cases. Some people go to the track, emergencies in sparely populated states when emergency services are far away, etc.

The other thing to realize is the people who go those sorts of speed also tend to modify their cars. They'll just push a new tune that removes the limit. So you still need traditional enforcement.

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