Commerce proposes ban on Chinese tech in connected vehicles over national security concerns

The Biden administration on Monday proposed banning certain Chinese-made software and hardware in vehicles connected to the internet, citing national security risks. 

The newly proposed rule from the Commerce Department would ban the import of cars with vehicle connectivity systems and automated driving systems developed in China, as well as Russia. 

“As the Department of Commerce has found, vehicles’ increasing connectivity creates opportunities to collect and exploit sensitive information,” the White House said in a press release.

“Certain hardware and software in connected vehicles enable the capture of information about geographic areas or critical infrastructure, and present opportunities for malicious actors to disrupt the operations of infrastructure or the vehicles themselves,” it added. 

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