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A California senator appears to have a need for speed… limits. He’s just introduced a bill that, if it becomes law, would cap car speeds at just 10 mph (16 km/h) above the posted limit for vehicles sold in 2027 and beyond. Some call it an overreach while others argue that it’s a common sense move to improve safety.

The senator behind this initiative is Scott Weiner, and his proposal involves equipping cars with artificial intelligence (AI) that can identify and enforce the speed limit. The idea is to prevent vehicles from exceeding the speed limit by more than 10 mph. While the specifics of how this technology would work remain uncertain, it’s worth noting that many modern cars already employ electronically controlled limiters to restrict their top speeds.

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The proposed bill, numbered 961, would mandate that vehicles manufactured from the 2027 model year and after incorporate GPS technology and onboard cameras to detect instances of speeding. This technology could issue audible, visual, or haptic warnings to the driver and ultimately limit the vehicle’s speed to no more than 10 mph over the posted speed limit.

While many motorists would complain about government overreach, Senator Weiner is obviously on the other end of the debate. “I don’t think it’s at all an overreach, and I don’t think most people would view it as an overreach, we have speed limits, I think most people support speed limits because people know that speed kills,” Wiener told ABC7.

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“I think if you ask anyone, do people need to be driving more than 10 miles an hour over the speed limit, assuming you’re not an emergency vehicle which are exempt from the bill, I think most people would say no, I don’t want people driving more than 10 miles an hour in my neighborhood,” he continued.

It’s worth noting that this bill has a long way to go before it becomes law. It’ll go into committee sometime this spring. It still has yet to experience serious challenges from groups that might oppose it too.

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