Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) has voted against a bill that would mandate the use of artificial-intelligence driver-monitoring systems in all new cars in the U.S. by 2027. She believes that certain Republicans helped Democrats enact the legislation.
“I voted against this. Unfortunately, too many Republicans sided with Democrats and it passed,” she noted on social media.
As per the mandate, new vehicles should have a system that can detect when a driver is impaired or distracted using cameras and sensors. The system restricts or shuts down a vehicle if it detects that a driver poses any threat.
Luna’s dissenting remarks come in the wake of a widely publicized viral post suggesting that the new law would enable surveillance of drivers using artificial intelligence that could turn off an automobile if it senses that the driver cannot operate it.
The legislation received bipartisan backing, with some House Republicans voting for it.
