Posted on 05/21/2022 4:22:28 AM PDT by MtnClimber
President Joe Biden recently signed a law mandating (persondating?) that all new vehicles sold after 2026 must be equipped with electronic “kill switches.” These switches could conceivably be used by government officials—or hackers—to seize control of one’s car without permission or oversight.
Oddly enough, the law was essentially hidden inside of the administration’s LGBTQ-friendly $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that was passed late last year.
The “kill switch law” would potentially allow law enforcement to shut one’s car off remotely, and also to track the car’s metrics, location, and possibly even passenger load. The mandate was included under the pretext of helping to cut down on drunk driving while also preventing high-speed chases from occurring.
Such backdoor kill switches work through cars being continuously connected to wireless networks. Many, if not most, new cars (and virtually all electric cars) already come standard with wireless capability. Indeed, General Motors pioneered in-car (internet) connectivity more than a decade ago.
It is possible that the law could be challenged or repealed by a future federal government, as privacy issues with the mandate are glaring and obvious.
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I don’t understand your comment.
I trust in God, but “trust in government?
Really?
Looks like there could be some safety issues with this ....big time. What really might be needed a lot worse is a “kill switch” on the Biden administration; particularly for those who seem to be rife with stupid ideas such as this “automotive kill switch”. Seems like the time to jail a few government morons is past due.
OnStar becomes SkyNet...
if you put your trust in government, you better hope God can save you.
Mechanic chuckles makes jumper wire kit gets rich.
Greeting Citizen,
It has come to our attention that you have been piloting your auto excessively, with only a single occupant.
Until further notice your vehicle will be operative only on odd numbered days.
It is recommended that you plan ahead and be at your destination before midnight.
Yaw rate? It knows when I’m drinking coffee?
A wire won’t do it.
Quite a few vehicles monitor driver behavior and have ‘drowsiness alerts’.
Some even monitor the driver’s eyes!
You are 30 years behind the times.
The didn’t have CPU’s then but everything in them then they can be altered car thieves can disable alarms door locks and start them via remote or in car unit in less then 30 seconds.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
The export business is doing fine.
“The didn’t have CPU’s then”
The did.
Not by jumper wires!
Yes you can many item can be by passed check out a service manual on any car or truck in fact many tests are done by overriding units.
Not until the mid 1990’a all the rest were for smog devices nothing else.
“Yes you can many item can be by passed check out a service manual on any car or truck in fact many tests are done by overriding units.”
None you listed used jumper wires.
Corvette air bag sensors and many others
A/C clutch testing
Electric fan tests
just about any thing on a car can be tested that way better read up on such things.
Sensor tests. Inputs to computer.
You can not wire jumper computer functions.
Got it!
Bow down!... Obey!... Snitch!...
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