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The White House is looking for clear reasons to block smart car imports from China.
US President Joe Biden has instructed the Commerce Department to immediately launch an investigation into cars and automotive technologies imported from China for threats to national security and consider restricting them.
The White House's decision was prompted by concerns that connected cars could collect sensitive data about U.S. citizens and infrastructure and transmit it back to China. In addition, the PRC can remotely connect to its vehicles and even disconnect them.
The president expressed support for American automakers and warned that he would take measures to block the import of " cars with technologies from countries of concern." We are talking about cameras, sensors and other devices that can record everything around them, as well as extract large amounts of data from mobile devices and biometric data of owners.
The Ministry of Commerce has announced the start of accepting public comments to form a regulatory framework for Chinese car supply chains for the purpose of protection. It is important for the US government to "understand the scale of technology in cars that can collect vast amounts of data or be controlled remotely."
US authorities have warned that Chinese cars could be used for "espionage and sabotage". The proposed rule-making process will look at how supply chain transactions can pose "excessive or unacceptable risks to the national security of the United States" and what measures can be taken to neutralize such risks, including possible bans.
The connected car industry is coming under increasing scrutiny from US authorities. Massachusetts Senator Edward Markey has called on the Federal Trade Commission (SEC) to investigate violations of digital privacy by automakers, calling the responses received from industry leaders "evasive and vague." In December, the SEC asked 14 major automakers for explanations of their privacy practices.
US President Joe Biden has instructed the Commerce Department to immediately launch an investigation into cars and automotive technologies imported from China for threats to national security and consider restricting them.
The White House's decision was prompted by concerns that connected cars could collect sensitive data about U.S. citizens and infrastructure and transmit it back to China. In addition, the PRC can remotely connect to its vehicles and even disconnect them.
The president expressed support for American automakers and warned that he would take measures to block the import of " cars with technologies from countries of concern." We are talking about cameras, sensors and other devices that can record everything around them, as well as extract large amounts of data from mobile devices and biometric data of owners.
The Ministry of Commerce has announced the start of accepting public comments to form a regulatory framework for Chinese car supply chains for the purpose of protection. It is important for the US government to "understand the scale of technology in cars that can collect vast amounts of data or be controlled remotely."
US authorities have warned that Chinese cars could be used for "espionage and sabotage". The proposed rule-making process will look at how supply chain transactions can pose "excessive or unacceptable risks to the national security of the United States" and what measures can be taken to neutralize such risks, including possible bans.
The connected car industry is coming under increasing scrutiny from US authorities. Massachusetts Senator Edward Markey has called on the Federal Trade Commission (SEC) to investigate violations of digital privacy by automakers, calling the responses received from industry leaders "evasive and vague." In December, the SEC asked 14 major automakers for explanations of their privacy practices.
