Kill Switch added to new cars?

[WillBrink]

Via John Stossel

The government may soon be able to shut down your car. Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill includes a kill switch for new cars.

[1168]

That’s been possible since onstar.

[ChattanoogaPhil]

Clipped from OP vid. That's way over the top Big Brother. No thanks.

[markm]

It's all worth it if you don't like Trump! Forget freedom when you can be mad at a guy who actually wants to improve America.

[.45fan]

Clipped from OP vid. That's way over the top Big Brother. No thanks.

I wonder how long it will take for ecm "repair" to be available to remove that.

[georgeib]

I wonder how long it will take for ecm "repair" to be available to remove that.

It will vary by vehicle, and demand. Vehicles that are often tuned for more power will likely have that option made available in the aftermarket fairly quickly, as there is a lot of demand to have their ECU's software reverse engineered. On most vehicles, however, it is unlikely to ever happen.

[.45fan]

It will vary by vehicle, and demand. Vehicles that are often tuned for more power will likely have that option made available in the aftermarket fairly quickly, as there is a lot of demand to have their ECU's software reverse engineered. On most vehicles, however, it is unlikely to ever happen.

That is sad.

[georgeib]

That is sad.

Yeah, it really is. It's overall sad watching the decline of the principles that made America, and this is just another area where autonomous liberty is being eroded by the very people tasked with protecting it.

[glocktogo]

It will vary by vehicle, and demand. Vehicles that are often tuned for more power will likely have that option made available in the aftermarket fairly quickly, as there is a lot of demand to have their ECU's software reverse engineered. On most vehicles, however, it is unlikely to ever happen.

Unfortunately, companies do this to make a profit. That puts them under heavy regulation by the feds. They've been cracking down hard on aftermarket companies in recent years. About the only way you could do it without running afoul of Big Brother, is to post the code online for free as 1st Amendment protected speech.

[ABNAK]

While I am hardly an expert in these things, I suspect it'll be "hard-wired" into the system and any attempt to deactivate will make the vehicle inoperable.

My wife and I have a 2023 Hyundai Elantra as a work and run-around car. It has that damn reminder thing that bleeps if you go left of center (or too close to the line) or to the right of the edge line. It'll flash "Consider taking a break" with a cup of coffee pictured. It doesn't flash that warning until it's happened a couple of times. I don't drive around drunk but I might swerve a tad screwing with a burger or such. I can see exactly how that technology would work though......