Kill Switch
2021
2021-06-04 Legislation under the HALT Drunk Driving Act required new vehicles to include “kill switch” technology, sparking privacy and government overreach concerns. Ron DeSantis posted to X, “The idea that the federal government would require auto manufacturers to equip cars with a ‘kill switch’ that can be controlled by the government is something you’d expect in Orwell’s 1984”.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3684
https://x.com/RonDeSantis/status/2014500133971296434
https://www.kbb.com/car-news/explaining-the-car-kill-switch-controversy/
https://cei.org/news_releases/house-vote-today-could-help-end-vehicle-kill-switch-mandate/
https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2025/06/kill-switches-in-new-2026-vehicles-still-up-in-the-air/
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6563
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1137