WASHINGTON — After privacy concerns arose, three Republican senators, including Texan John Cornyn, introduced legislation to repeal a provision that would mandate the development of advanced drunken driving prevention technology and require their use in all new passenger cars.
The drunken driving tech provision had been celebrated last fall by advocacy organizations like Mothers Against Drunk Driving and Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety when President Joe Biden signed it into law as part of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
But it became a point of contention for some Republicans worried about potential intrusions on privacy from new technology — in cars, appliances or otherwise — used in millions of American households.
