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DAVID MARCUS: Why I'll take my clunker over any new car with a government kill switch

57 Republicans opposed Rep Thomas Massie's repeal bill requiring impairment-detection software in new vehicles

By David Marcus Fox News

Published April 29, 2026 3:37pm EDT

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'YOU'RE HOSED': Government 'kill switch' could stop you from driving

Fox News contributor Kennedy warns of a law passed by Congress that will require 'kill switch' technology in all cars starting in model year 2026, claiming it lacks due process and could be used to target political enemies.

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Back in January, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., proposed legislation to repeal a Biden-era regulation that will require all auto manufacturers to put kill switches in their new cars, as well as software to determine if a driver is impaired. It failed, with 57 Republicans opposing it.

Today, Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, is leading a battle to kill the kill switch as part of the new FISA legislation, but his effort isn’t looking good, either.

My initial reaction to this bad news was to get my beat-up 2011 Mitsubishi Lancer to the shop because I might now have to drive it for the rest of my life.

An undated file photo of rush hour traffic in Manhattan, N.Y. (iStock)

Obviously, I have no plans to drive impaired in any way, but the idea of owning a car, connected to the internet that the government can just........

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