PU 43: The Vehicle Kill Switch Law

Dissecting Biden’s 2021 law that will require cars in the US to monitor drivers and to turn themselves off if the AI thinks the driver is impaired. Is it coming in 2027? Is it even feasible at all?

Punching Upwards, Episode 43 for 5 July 2026

Topics: Technology / Privacy

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Credits

Thanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Fadi Mansour, Bennet Piater, Eric, Sir Galteran and joeydd for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it!

See Also

* Punching Upwards 9: Your Bus is Controlled by China

Sources

* WTF Is The “Automobile Kill Switch” Congress Is Pushing, The Young Turks, 3 May 2026

* Greg Gutfeld: Obama’s “Cash for Clunkers” destroyed affordable cars], Fox News, 30 June 2026

* H.R. 3684 / Public Law 117-58: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Statute at Large 135), 117th Congress (2021-2022)