@BrisolBachelor -- Nope...
Posted Anon for obvious reason....
"Yeah it will also be great driving on the continent with 120MPH speed limits because no one thought about MPH vs KPH. "
If you look at your speedometer, you'll see that while its mainly in MPH, in smaller print, is KPH. And if you use the digital meter you have to set it to MPH or KPH so this means that your car knows both.
And there's more.
This tech requires that your car has cameras so that it can see the sign and do OCR to determine the proper speed limit. (Yes this can be done and has been tested successfully in Germany)
This tech isn't on the streets yet so this new speed reducer will probably hit the streets around the same time in 2018 or 2020 year models. (My guess)
In addition the car would also have a built in GPS with the maps containing the road, its classification, and its default speed. (Some roads are adjusted due to congestion along with construction.)
These are all small steps towards automated roads and driving.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
