You already know the “beep-beep” that sounds in your car when you cross the white line. This summer we will have to get used to another sound signal: that of exceeding the authorized speed.
This system called Intelligent speed assist (ISA in English, or AIV in French, intelligent speed adaptation system) will be mandatory in new cars in the summer of 2024.
In the event of overtaking, it will warn the driver and may (depending on the model) reduce the speed of the vehicle if the driver does not react.
Its operation is simple, based on a camera and/or the vehicle’s GPS, this super speed limiter compares data such as the speed written on the speed limit signs or GPS map data with the actual speed of the vehicle.
Target: zero deaths on French roads by 2050
Obviously, this AIV divides. “It’s a limitation, it will infantilize motorists,” one of them laments at the BFMTV microphone. “I don’t know if anything will change because all the tools already exist, I’m not 100% convinced,” adds another. “I think in the end it’s a good thing if it adds safety,” says another driver.
The tool is part of an arsenal with which the government intends to achieve an ambitious goal: zero road deaths by 2050. In 2023, there were 3,170 deaths on French roads.
For Arnaud Aymé, automotive specialist at the company SIA Partners, this “can reduce the number of road deaths by 20%.” As long as it is reliable.
Source: BFM TV
