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US to bar Chinese software and hardware from vehicles


Connected vehicle technology refers to short-range communications that enable cars to “sense” nearby objects and exchange information with other n...

“When foreign adversaries build software to make a vehicle, that means it can be used for surveillance, can be remotely controlled, which threatens the privacy and safety of Americans on the road,” Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said at a press briefing on Sept. 23 The Commerce Department has identified certain Chinese and Russian technologies used in connected vehicles that pose “particularly acute threats” and is currently working on a rule to ban the import or sale of cars with “systems designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by entities with a sufficient nexus to the PRC [People’s Republic of China] or Russia.” The Coalition for Reimagined Mobility, which includes industry executives and private and public sector leaders in technology, wrote in a letter addressed to the Commerce Department that Chinese suppliers “dominate the production of many essential components” for connected vehicles.

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