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Biden administration is investigating security threats from Chinese vehicles
President Joe Biden likened modern vehicles to “smart phones on wheels.”
The US Commerce Department’s probe will focus on “connected vehicles” — a broad term that can be applied to any car with internet access — amid concerns that technology like cameras, sensors, and on-board computers could be exploited to collect sensitive data about US citizens and infrastructure. A separate statement from President Joe Biden repeated an oft-heard cliche likening modern cars to “smart phones on wheels.” He accused China of using unfair business practices, such as the state subsidies for Chinese-made EVs being investigated by the EU, to secure a foothold over the auto industry. Such action would mirror trade restrictions placed against companies like Huawei over national security concerns that the telecom giant could be exploited by the Chinese government for espionage.
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