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by scott-smith_us 940 days ago
> remotely controlling our freedom of movement, is a new dystopian level of government control.

*Freedom of movement* doesn't require that you are able to drive your own car. It's not *new* either. Get pulled over for a DUI, and you won't be allowed to drive for a while.
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dghlsakjg 940 days ago
You won’t be allowed to drive legally on public roads after you are found guilty in court.

There is a world of difference between that and not being able to operate the vehicle you own on private or public areas after a computer receives a command.

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Volundr 940 days ago
> not being able to operate the vehicle you own on private or public areas after a computer receives a command.

Which is not a feature described by the bill or claimed in the above article.

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dghlsakjg 940 days ago
It doesn’t really specify anything. It is very vague, and interpretation is left to the regulator.

If the AI or whatever determines that you are impaired is offloaded to the cloud, then it can send a stop command remotely, and will almost certainly be abused by malicious actors (and some governments). If it is onboard, then it is still likely going to be a closed source software or hardware module that can send a stop command to the car.

In any case it creates a mechanism within cars for disabling it outside the control of the owner or operator

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