"Nothing in the infrastructure bill gives any law enforcement or third party access to any information on vehicles or control of any technology installed in vehicles," Strassburger told USA TODAY in an email. Robert Strassburger, president and CEO of the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety, a nonprofit organization that promotes vehicle safety, agreed the claim misrepresents the bill's provision. The earliest implementation date for the technology is 2026.įact check: Infrastructure bill wouldn't impose 'driving tax' of 8 cents per mileīut the legislation does not direct the agency to require a kill switch – a device that allows someone to shut off a vehicle remotely – that law enforcement or government officials can access, Jeffrey Michael, a researcher at Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Injury Research and Policy, told USA TODAY in an email.
Automakers then have between two and three years to implement those standards. The agency has three years to finalize the standards for which technologies cars should use, according to the bill. Specifically, Section 24220 of the bill directs the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to develop rules that would require new cars to be equipped with technology that "passively monitors the performance of a driver," identifies whether they may be impaired and prevents or limits motor vehicle operation "if an impairment is detected." The claim, however, misrepresents the bill’s directive on the technology. One provision in the bill seeks to prevent alcohol-related driving fatalities by making “drunk and impaired driving prevention technology” standard equipment in all new vehicles. In 2021, Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, bipartisan legislation aimed at enhancing the country’s infrastructure. Claim misinterprets drunk driving provision in the bill
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Rather, the bill in question directs a federal agency to require technology that would detect driver impairment and disable the vehicle in that scenario. The post generated over 100 shares in less than two weeks.įollow us on Facebook! Like our page to get updates throughout the day on our latest debunks Our rating: FalseĪutomobile experts told USA TODAY the bill does not direct a kill switch to be implemented in cars, nor does it give any third parties, including law enforcement or government officials, access to the in-vehicle technology.
The tweet is a reference to a line from a commentary piece in The Western Journal titled "Truth About Mandatory 'Safety Device' Biden Signed Into Law - This Is the Power Government Wants Over You” that makes the same claim. "Beginning 2026, a kill switch will be a mandatory feature on vehicles," reads the tweet. "The device allows the government, the police, and car makers to disable your car from the comfort of their offices. 2 Facebook post ( direct link, archived link) from musician Ted Nugent shows a screenshot of a tweet with a photo of President Joe Biden and another photo of cars on a highway. Cody Godwin, USA TODAY The claim: Bill gives government and law enforcement access to a 'kill switch' in vehicles beginning 2026Ī Jan.
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