It’s pedal to the metal inside the demonstration vehicle in Arlington, Virginia. The driver has pressed the accelerator as far as it will go. A shrill alarm sounds, alerting the driver that she’s trying to go too fast. But the car stays at the speed limit: 25 mph on one street, 45 mph on another.
What’s preventing the car from reaching higher speeds is an intelligent speed assistance device.
The demonstration occurred on the eve of a new Virginia law that gives judges the authority to order the device’s installation in speeding cases.
D.C. and Maryland passed similar laws in 2025 and this year, and other states have laws in the works or on the books, but Virginia on July 1 becomes the first state in the nation to fully implement the technology-enabled program, officials said.
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