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whyaduck | 6 years ago

So cars are using OCR on speed limit signs?

Next step: sql injection.

https://hackaday.com/2014/04/04/sql-injection-fools-speed-tr...

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masklinn|6 years ago

That's pretty common IME though the ones I've driven didn't make decisions based on that.

Last few cars I've rented had a speed limit sign generally matching the speed limit on the dash, and on the one I rented this christmas passing a speed limit sign (or an other sign triggering a speed limit change) while on limiter or cruise control would flash a message suggesting pressing a button twice to change the configured speed to that (rather than manually adjust using the +/- buttons).

They were mediums (C-segment) and compact MPV not large or luxury, which I expect is why the sign reading was mostly to purely indicative.

bdcravens|6 years ago

Yes, many cars do now. Some of the "less smart" cars don't necessarily know which signs are which. My 2018 Accord thought the speed limit was 100mph when I was on Highway 99.