Cars Would be Required to Keep AM Radio under a new Bipartisan Bill
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Some automakers are dropping AM radio, citing electromagnetic interference with EV powertrains. But a bipartisan group of senators led by Ed Markey and Ted Cruz is pushing back.
Automakers would be required to keep AM radio in their vehicles under a new bipartisan, bicameral bill introduced today. The legislation was introduced in response to an increasing number of vehicles coming out without first-generation radio broadcast technology.
The bill, titled the AM for Every Vehicle Act, would direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to issue a rule that “requires automakers to maintain AM broadcast radio in their vehicles without a separate or additional payment, fee, or surcharge.” Prior to the new rule from NHTSA, automakers selling vehicles without AM radio would be required to disclose that fact to potential customers. And the Government Accountability Office would be tasked with identifying alternate communication methods that could match the effectiveness of AM radio for emergency alerts.
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