"Instead, each car will be permanently connected to the Internet through satellite and your speed will be constantly monitored through a combination of GPS and AI. Any deviation will be penalized. If we're lucky, a warning first. Coming home late from the airport? No other cars on the road and headed down a straightway? Doesn't matter. You will be driving EXACTLY the speed limit whether you like it or not."
"That is, if you're even behind the wheel in the first place.. And that's only for starters. You can see where this is going.. Is this really the future we want for Portland? Now is the time to be taking realistic, reasonable, and NECESSARY precautions."
Each car will be permanently connected to the Internet via satellite, with speed continuously monitored by GPS and AI. Any deviation from the speed limit will be penalized, possibly after an initial warning. Time of day, lack of other traffic, and straight road segments will not change enforcement; vehicles will be forced to travel exactly at posted limits. Human drivers may be removed from control. These measures represent early steps toward broader automated oversight and raise concerns about personal freedom, practical consequences for late arrivals, and the need for realistic, necessary precautions in Portland.
#satellite-vehicle-connectivity #gps--ai-speed-monitoring #automated-speed-enforcement #privacy-and-autonomy-concerns
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