Road deaths are among the leading causes of death in multiple developed countries.
We criticize chinese government but we do much worse.
But considering that most people don't give two damns about their privacy (or at least act like it, keeping 24/7 a tracking device on them and sharing all of their lives non stop) what would be their valid reason to not have a tracking device for insurance purposes on their cars?
My car displays the speed limit in the dash, as a helper, and sometimes the above happens. If it had automatic braking for crossing the speed limit, it would be a disaster.
Also, if I drive 70 on a 70 road completely covered in snow, will the system know I'm doing something dangerous?
Automatic judgement of people is a bad idea, and it surprises me that anyone who is working in software development would think otherwise.
In any case, the system works fine in Italy, the purpose is only to provide more data in case of collisions.
The idea is that if you're driving legally and you end up in a costly accident you can prove you were driving and acting correctly.