Looks like 1) this is a mis interpretation of the anti drunk driving provision in the bill
Check out this article from USA TODAY:
Fact check: No, there's no vehicle 'kill switch' in Biden's 2021 infrastructure bill
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...g/11066287002/
And 2) this provision of bill barely passed and has a lot of folks concerned that it is simply spying
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news...ound-congress/
As I understand the provision it gave a certain amount of time for the NHTSA to develop a technology that can detect when a car is being drive in an impaired manner. This is expected to include various cameras and sensors. Which CAN be interpreted as spying. If the vehicle is determined to be impaired the vehicle won’t operate.
So for the most part, most of these sensors and cameras exist in every Tesla, GMs Super Cruise (which already stops your car and calls OnStar in the event of a health situation which could be driving impaired) and Fords Blue Cruise and all the other Level 2 and Level 3 ADAS on the market. That being said it’s optional and you can elect to buy a car without the features or just another car. On the flip side some of these cars would actually drive you safer if driving impaired, but until Level 4 ADAS exists a driver must be present and attentive. Super Cruise will shut down and alert you if you are just gazing at the cows going down the road and not looking down the road. But you have to engage Super Cruise for this to even work and it only works on limited highways. Tesla on the other hand …….
So we will see where this goes but it’s a bit of a misinterpretation that the government wants to shut down your car with a kill switch. And pretty much any connected vehicle can be shut down remotely today. OnStar can do this if your Camaro is stolen to help the police get your car back.