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Calling it a “kill switch” buries the lede here. What these politicians call a kill switch is technology to passively detect drunk driving. In 2021, Congress passed a law (HALT Drunk Driving Act) requiring NHTSA to eventually require auto makers to install passive drunk driver detection systems. NHTSA missed their statutory November 2024 deadline to finalize the regulations on this so it’s not like this amendment failing has a substantial impact. This technology is still many model years (maybe 2029? 2030?) away. I make no claims to the merits of this technology, I just feel the need to clarify the current situation.
No. It's Orwellian tech that won't work.
The amendment debate: https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-172/iss...