[xg15]

Can't read the threads, so my questions: Is that only for mainland China or for any.user anywhere?

Also, what definition of "unlawful" are they using? If they are blocking installation of apps which are against the laws of the country it's being used in, I don't see the issue. On the other hand, using this as an avenue to extend reach outside the jurisdiction would be bad.

[josephcsible]

Should your car disable the accelerator once you get to the speed limit?

[xg15]

That could certainly avoid a few accidents.

But if there's a law that says cars have to do this, yes, of course. Or rather, we can get angry at the law or the legislator or the system or whatever, but it seems silly to get angry at the carmaker because they didn't arbitrarily break some laws that you personally don't agree with.

Which is also why I don't really understand the scare quotes around "unlawful" in the title.

If the carmaker built such a feature on their own without any obligation, or if the feature went beyond what the law mandates, that would be something else.

[fy20]

Goods vehicles and trucks almost always have speed limiters in Europe that do exactly this. This leads to fun on the highway when one truck who's limiter is a mile an hour or two faster than the truck in front decides to overtake.

[josephcsible]

In the USA, I've seen even worse: trucks with a message printed on the back that their speed is governed to some constant value (usually 55, 60, or 65mph), that are driving on a freeway where the speed limit is higher than that. So naturally, you get a bunch of road rage and shoulder passes with the 55.1mph truck passing the 55mph truck, taking up both lanes, in a 70mph zone.

[Stevvo]

Only for mainland China.

[xg15]

Then where is the issue?

[Stevvo]

I'm with you on this one; there isn't really any issue here, other than the pre-existing censorship issues in China.