In the U.S., by 2026, all new cars must have a "kill switch", and that includes a remote operation. The requirement is about preventing drunk driving, but it's being interpreted by many to require a kill switch.
> Section 24220, “ADVANCED IMPAIRED DRIVING TECHNOLOGY,” of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), enacted as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), directed that “not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule prescribing a Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) under section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, that requires passenger motor vehicles manufactured after the effective date of that standard to be equipped with advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention technology.” Further, the issuance of the final rule is subject to subsection (e) “Timing,” which provides for an extension of the deadline if the FMVSS cannot meet the requirements of 49 USC 30111.
Now, I don't see anything in there about a "rmeote switch", and I don't understand how the "remote" bit would work to prevent DUI.
I wonder how well current adaptive cruise control/collision prevention technology works to help someone safely drive drunk. I don't own a car with these features but once rented a 2021 Nissan for a road trip and just set the cruise control to 70 and it would maintain a safe distance from other cars automatically down to like 20 mph iirc. I didn't, but I probably could have been drunk and driven that car without much issue, not that I am advocating for this.
There's probably already a bunch of data being collected about cars parked at e.g. a bar for a few hours that's being used to train some AI to detect driving behaviors associated with drunk driving or something like that.
Here's the NHTSA report to Congress about this:
https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/2023-07/Report-t...
> Section 24220, “ADVANCED IMPAIRED DRIVING TECHNOLOGY,” of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), enacted as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), directed that “not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule prescribing a Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) under section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, that requires passenger motor vehicles manufactured after the effective date of that standard to be equipped with advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention technology.” Further, the issuance of the final rule is subject to subsection (e) “Timing,” which provides for an extension of the deadline if the FMVSS cannot meet the requirements of 49 USC 30111.
Now, I don't see anything in there about a "rmeote switch", and I don't understand how the "remote" bit would work to prevent DUI.