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 2026Topics: Technology / Privacy🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS FeedCreditsThanks 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 ChinaSources* 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)* 49 U.S. Code § 30111 – Standards, Cornell Law School* Mandatory Cameras in New Cars by 2027: What the Law Actually Says, West Coast Shipping, 1 May 2026* Report to Congress: Advanced Impaired Driving Prevention Technology, NHTSA, February 2026* Federal Regulators Tell Congress Advanced Impaired Driving Detection Technology Isn’t Ready Yet, Road & Track, 17 March 2026* NHTSA Finalizes Key Safety Rule to Reduce Crashes and Save Lives, U.S. Department of Transportation, 29 April 2024* H.R. 1137: No Kill Switch in Cars Act, 119th Congress (2025-2026)* John James co-sponsors legislation to kill the vehicle “kill switch” mandate, Congressman John James (press release), 28 April 2026* “Kill Switch” for Cars Approved by House Republicans, Newsweek, 23 January 2026* H.R. 7148 / Public Law 119-75: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 (Statute at Large 140), 119th Congress (2025-2026)* David Marcus: Why I’ll take my clunker over any new car with a government kill switch, Fox News, 29 April 2026* “Kill switch” law means your next car could be watching you, USA Today, 1 June 2026* New Federal Rule Could Turn Every 2027 Car Into a Driver Surveillance System – What This Means for Drivers, Yahoo Autos, 21 May 2026* Federal Surveillance Tech Becomes Mandatory in New Cars by 2027, Yahoo News, 9 March 2026H.R. 3684 / Public Law 117-58, 117th Congress (2021-2022)Statute at Large 135, pp. 831:</