The insurance industry is pushing much of this. They want to be able to track you in detail so if you have an accident (or speed!) the accident report is essentially self-written. Also by having all this information at their fingertips they can reconstruct your driving profile to set your rates. Of course they can provide all this to the government if it asks. A remote “kill switch “ on driving is icing on the cake. Haven’t paid your premium in mandatory insurance state , you’re not driving! Again it could be provided to government very easily. Late with your state vehicle property taxes - you’re not driving!
So if you’re trying to avoid an accident, the car is going to think you’re drunk.
“only to be reassured by the mainstream press that this was much ado about nothing. The provision was meant only to keep drunk drivers off the road.”
Hey, speaking of kill switches, I’ve got an idea. How about having each reporter who propagated or propagates that particular narrative agree to be killed the moment the first kill-switched vehicle is stopped by any government agent, action, or proxy, for ANY reason other than for that stated reason. You know, to cut down on the spread of misinformation.
They also can turn off your washer and dryer and heat stop. They will control everything in your life if you let them.