WASHINGTON, DC – The $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill authored by Democrats and signed into law by President Joe Biden has been revealed Contains a secret automotive “safety device” Purported to prevent drunk driving, but whose potential misuse has caused some concern about the erosion of personal liberty.
HR3684 – also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act – mandated several new additions to vehicle systems over time, including crash avoidance technology, improved driver monitoring systems to combat distracted driving, a revised five-star Safety Rating Programs, and more.
However, the bill also requires that all new cars be equipped with technology to prevent drunk and impaired driving during the next decade. this technique”passiveDetects when a driver is impaired – unlike current alcohol interlock devices that require drivers to blow into the device – and prevents them from having to top up to start their vehicle.
Experts say this technology can save over 9,000 lives per year,
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But another measure contained in the infrastructure bill would require automakers to install an automatic engine shutoff system in cars with keyless ignition switches; essentially a remote “kill switch,” The system is said to be mandatory to prevent deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning if a driver accidentally – or on purpose – leaves their vehicle in an enclosed space.
While these measures are being lauded by many as a positive step forward in terms of automotive safety, others are expressing their concern that this remote “kill switch” could be used by authorities or the federal government to kill motorists at any time. Can be done to disable vehicles of, and for any reason.
The language of the Infrastructure Bill in relation to this system has been described as “UnclearAnd not telling the situations in which it may fall out of its stated purpose. Some are questioning whether it could be used by outside parties – or perhaps even hacked by criminals – for nefarious purposes, due to the potential breach. the fourth, fifth Or the sixth Amendment of the constitution.
But with President Biden’s signature, the vehicle provisions contained in the infrastructure bill are now the law of the land; It remains to be seen how they are used.
