Texas Scorecard by Soli Rice December 20, 2022
“The freedom to travel within our own country is incredibly important, and steps must be taken now to ensure it is preserved.”State Rep. Bryan Slaton (R–Royse City) has filed legislation which would “help nullify any current or future federal requirements that personal vehicles be equipped with technology that could remotely shut down or disable the vehicle.”
House Bill 1031 comes as a response to a requirement, signed into law last year by President Joe Biden, mandating that “all vehicles produced after 2026 be fitted with a remote kill switch.”
Electric vehicles are already being fitted with a vehicle kill switch of sorts—a “supercharger”—that is internet-connected and controlled.
Biden’s kill switch law—part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed in November of last year—says that an onboard computer system would “passively monitor the performance of a driver of a motor vehicle to accurately identify whether that driver may be impaired.” In other words, it would always be turned on.
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https://texasscorecard.com/state/legislation-filed-in-texas-house-to-prevent-vehicle-kill-switches/
