In response, insurers apply high premiums onto flashy cars compared to practical, compact vehicles that are usually driven
within local speed limits.
An optional system is available which also uses a camera and digital mapping to inform the driver
of local speed limits.
The system uses a camera to inform the driver
of local speed limits and the driver can manually set the system appropriately.
Local speed limit info helps you manage unfamiliar territory, and automatic high beams light up even the darkest roads.
GPS was used to determine the position of the vehicle, and
the local speed limit was obtained from the National Highways Databank (NVDB).
A speed assistance system recognises
the local speed limit and provides this information to the driver who can then set the speed limiter appropriately.
It uses a camera to detect
the local speed limit and provides this information to the driver, who can then set the speed limiter appropriately or allow the system to do so automatically.
When the XC90 was originally tested, the speed assistance system used a standard - fit camera and a digital map to show
the local speed limit, allowing the driver to set the speed limiter as appropriate, or allow the system to do so automatically.
The speed assistance system identifies
the local speed limit and allows the driver to set the limiter appropriately.
A standard camera - based speed assistance system can identify
the local speed limit allowing the driver to set the speed limiter appropriately.
The Edge also has a lane assistance system that warns the driver when the car is drifting towards a lane marking and gently steers the car back to its path and an intelligent speed assistance system which identifies
the local speed limit and allows the driver to set the limiter to that speed.
The speed assistance system uses a camera to recognise
the local speed limits and to inform the driver, who can then choose to set the limiter appropriately.
State speed zones and
local speed limits, more than 30 miles per hour over and in excess of the speed limit: 8 points
State speed zones and
local speed limits, more than 10 miles per hour over and in excess of speed limit: 3 points
State speed zones and
local speed limits, less than 10 miles per hour over and in excess of speed limit: 2 points