All cars sold after 2022 must have speed-limiting technology, EU says

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The new measures proposed by the EU will see cars, for example, required to have features such as intelligent speed assistance, lane keeping technology and advanced emergency braking.

File photo. The M50 in Dublin Image: Eamonn Farrell/Rollingnews.ie File photo. The M50 in Dublin Image: Eamonn Farrell/Rollingnews.ie THE EU HAS said a provisional agreement has been reached with member states that will see new road safety technologies become mandatory on vehicles sold in Europe from 2022 onwards.

EU Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska said: “Every year, 25,000 people lose their lives on our roads. The vast majority of these accidents are caused by human error. We can and must act to change this. Recent road safety measures introduced by the government here include new zero tolerance drink driving laws which sees an automatic ban for drivers on their first offence in this regard.

 

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