I unfortunately recognised this Dystopian future about 30 odd years ago..
In the mid 1990's I was in Paris with work, at the invitation of IBM / Dassault Systemes to look at future releases / updates of their CAD / CAM system "CATIA".
At one of the events IBM were displaying their "internet car". A test bed for future technology.
Of the many things they were looking at, many are coming true - I wasn't overly enamoured then, and less so now - very Orwellian / 1984.
The said that the car of the future will:-
Connect you to the "office" - Your emails will be read to you as you drive to work. I've had 2 previous cars (both Mercs) that can do this.
The insidious creep of work into the home life. Some people think its great - I do not.
You'll be able to stream movies to the monitors embedded in the head restraints - been around for years
Real-time on road mass testing of vehicles performance - "Big Data" - Has its uses, as long as its limited to actual vehicle components.
Real-time vehicle tracking - If used correctly has its uses. I know several companies that transport costly components throughout Europe have transponders attached to the vehicles / the packing crates in case of hi-jacking scenarios.
I drove quiet a bit in my working life, from site to site - would not be happy having my bosses tracking my drive minute by minute.
I could see other additional uses that they didn't "sell" but you could see coming....
Haven't got insurance / MOT / Vehicle road tax - prevent the vehicle from starting.
Brake pads to worn / unsafe - prevent the vehicle from starting.
And of course the subject of this thread - automated enforced speed limiting.
All the above are among the reasons I bought my Morgan - to escape the creeping "Big Brother" technology.
Edited to add the following:-
All the above "improvements" to make driving safer brought to you by the people who thought "Smart motorways" are a safety improvement - more deaths caused than saved......
