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   From: rundtosset@lundhansen.dk   
      
   Peter Moylan wrote:   
      
   > My car, which is 14 years old, doesn't have such a feature. Despite that   
   > my GPS navigator manages to display the speed limit, except in places   
   > where reception from satellites is blocked. I assume that the limits are   
   > contained in map data. Why then would the car need to read roadside signs?   
      
   > OK, I'll concede that there are sometimes temporary limits in place   
   > because of roadworks and so on, but that's the exceptional case.   
      
   It's not exceptional in Denmark. P.t. there are major repairs and   
   expansions on the motorways in Jutland. The won't be finished till 2026.   
      
   Okay, that's not everyday life, But I regularly see temporary speed   
   around road work.   
      
   Google Maps, which I use, is updated by user input and statistics, so it   
   takes some time until it gets it right.   
      
   Aside: GM has impressed me a couple of times. It gave me a route which   
   led to a road closed by road workers. A naive navigation would have   
   insisted on the same route, but when I turned the car around, GM gave me   
   another route that was open.   
      
   --   
   Bertel   
   Kolt, Denmark   
      
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