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There's a max speed limit in the US. I believe the fastest Ive ever seen is 75 or 80. Set it to that.
Varies by state. I think 85 is the current highest, in Texas. No way to know if max speed limits will go up or down in the future.
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The speeding one is an interesting analogy and a good question - why not force cars to cap their top speed at the highest speed possible on the freeway? I imagine the answer is that capping speed like that wasn't possible for the initial cars, and so people just got used to being able to speed and don't want it to go away now.
Possibly because there are circumstances in which speeding is necessary? I’ve been the driver and the passenger in a vehicle being driven to a distant emergency room. In both cases speed of arrival was of the essence.
You could probably work with that by shifting the risk back to the driver: allow the override to work by disabling the entertainment system (few boy racers like driving in silence) and have it blink the lights, play a warning over the external speakers, and text the local emergency number to alert them. If you have a buddy bleeding out in the back seat, you will welcome the attention and the cops are going to escort you to the hospital.
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Varies by state. I think 85 is the current highest, in Texas. No way to know if max speed limits will go up or down in the future.
These cars have internet connectivity and get software updates. They could be updated if the maximum speed limit in the entire state changes.
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These cars have internet connectivity and get software updates. They could be updated if the maximum speed limit in the entire state changes.
And of course every car will be surely connected all the time, downloading the update as soon as any law comes in effect that affects max speed in a given situation. Also the GPS will surely tell with 100% accuracy which state road you are driving. Also road status will be surely up to date both in state digital map and visual signing. Also there is no way someone could exploit this feature maliciously.
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Because it is not legally enforced. Why does the car allow overspeeding? Why does the car allow the driver to use a phone while driving? In the end it’s the responsibility of the driver. (I’m not saying I agree with this view, but this most probably the one behind Testla choice, as well as… cost, obviously).
The speeding one is an interesting analogy and a good question - why not force cars to cap their top speed at the highest speed possible on the freeway? I imagine the answer is that capping speed like that wasn't possible for the initial cars, and so people just got used to being able to speed and don't want it to go away now.
180 is still quite high but at least not completely insane as some of the gangs were before that limit. A number would probably need to be found for any country, state, etc but the tech is probably ready.