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Volvo to limit top speeds to 112mph

Perhaps self-driving cars will be allowed to go faster in future

04-Mar-2019

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Volvo will limit the top speed of its cars to 112mph from 2020.

Currently, many Volvos have top speeds of up to 155mph.

Swedish brand has a reputation for prioritising road safety.

Aims to eliminate fatalities where speed is a factor.

Police vehicles will be exempt.

Do carmakers have an obligation to install technology that changes driver’s behaviour?

In 2017, 1 in 4 road deaths in the UK and US were caused by speeding.

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Volvo to limit top speeds to 112mph