It is now confirmed, all new cars will be equipped with cruise control from July 2022, an obligation that will affect all new cars in 2024. This system, which can be deactivated but connected, can take several forms, including that of an autonomous limiter.
The European Commission has just adopted the draft regulation establishing the compulsory presence of a Intelligen Adaptationyou Speed (AIV or ISA in English for Intelligent Speed Assistance) on board all new vehicles (cars, utility, heavy goods vehicles) approved for the European Union as of July 6, 2022. For models released before the installation of the AIV, the equipment will not become compulsory until 2024. Several types of AIV will be authorized.
Regulation by GPS, camera, or both
To find out the maximum authorized speed, The AIV can be based on the map data of the vehicle’s navigation system and / or on the cameras of the latter to recognize road signs. The combination of these two sources of information offers the best efficiency according to the Commission. On board vehicles which do not have any of this equipment, it is the GPS chip of the eCall emergency call system (compulsory in new cars since 1er April 2018) which is used. Manufacturers must ensure the reliability of the speed determination (via map updates for example) for 14 years from the manufacture of the vehicles.
An authorized automatic speed limiter
In all cases, the AIV must inform the driver of the vehicle of the speed to be respected. This information must be supplemented, at the choice of the manufacturer, either by an audible or haptic signal if the defined maximum speed is exceeded, or by an automatic speed regulation function aimed at preventing any excess. This last feature ” attempts to limit the speed on the odometer to a stabilized speed by reducing the propulsive power and the transmission torque of the vehicle In official terms.
However, the intervention of this automatic limiter must be able to be overridden like that of a conventional regulator, for example by pressing harder on the accelerator. ” ISA systems should not necessarily have autonomous driving capability, but simply provide driver assistance », Specifies the European Commission. In addition, provision is made for the driver to be able to totally or partially deactivate the AIV. ” The basic principle should be that the driver is always responsible for complying with the applicable traffic rules », Underlines the regulation. However, the AIV is reactivated automatically each time the ignition is switched on or the vehicle is unlocked.
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A very inquisitive regulator
The AIV collects information which is sent to the competent authorities for analysis. These are meant to be ” generic in nature and not related to a motor vehicle or individual driver Officially, but one can easily imagine their interest for insurers. Especially since manufacturers must send the authorities reports on the use of the AIV (time and distance in activation as in deactivated) as well as on respecting and exceeding speed limits. The deactivation of the AIV could be an ideal reason for non-coverage in the event of a claim, a practice that the anonymity promised by the Commission can theoretically avoid.
” The ISA system does not continuously record, maintain, or transmit data relating to specific speed limit-exceeding incidents other than that necessary for the performance of the required ISA functionality or to comply with other acts of Union relating to type-approval of vehicles (homologation, Editor’s note) “, specifies the regulation. On the other hand, the data collected should make it possible to assess the performance of the various AIVs by December 31, 2025 in order to possibly modify the regulations depending on the results.
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