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Transport pundit Christian Wolmar on why the driverless car is on a 'road to nowhere'

John Brown (no body) Silver badge

"Some cars (eg, Mercedes C class) have settable speed limit restrictors so you _can't_ exceed the desired limit even if you do misconcentrate and put foot to the boards."

Shit, even my Kia Ceed has that. As has every hire car with cruise control I've had in recent years. I just assumed the speed limiter was part of a standard cruise control system.

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