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Report: TuSimple sent sensitive self-driving data to China after US national security agreement
Self-driving truck startup TuSimple sent a trove of sensitive data to a Beijing-owned firm after committing to the U.S. government that it would cease such transfers under a national security agreement
Self-driving truck startup TuSimple (now CreateAI) sent a trove of sensitive data – effectively the blueprint of an American-made autonomous vehicle system – to a Beijing-owned firm after committing to the U.S. government that it would cease such transfers under a national security agreement, according to The Wall Street Journal. The transfers to Chinese truck manufacturer Foton happened around February2022, just a week after TuSimple signed the agreement in which U.S. regulators ordered the company to separate its business and technology from China-based employees and partners with firewalls and governance controls. As geopolitical tensions and competition with China rise, TuSimple’s ties are serving as a cautionary tale for Washington that has helped drive a shift in U.S. policy, prompting stricter rules on Chinese-linked tech deals and fueling a broader push to block high-risk transactions outright.
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