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Illustration accompanying coverage of the federal vehicle impairment-detection mandate, sometimes called a 'kill switch' law.

The Vehicle 'Kill Switch' Mandate, Explained

Not exactly a kill switch, but not exactly nothing — the 2021 law behind the scare requires new cars to detect impaired driving. It just doesn't exist yet.

Tech  · 17 Jul 2026, 15:22  · Daniel Okafor