Originally Posted by RubeRad

Except not. The graph in your link shows a marked uptick over the last few years

The OP quote notes "Safety advocates say the U.S. lags behind Europe, where speed assistance technology is already widespread. It's set to become mandatory there for all new passenger cars next year."

In another thread (I can't find it now), I posted a really informative graph showing how the rest of the developed world has been steadily decreasing in auto deaths, other countries do not have the same recent spike as the US.