OAN Staff Abril Elfi
1:29 PM – Monday, September 23, 2024
The U.S. Commerce Department has proposed to ban Chinese and Russian-made hardware and software in internet-connected vehicles in the United States due to “national security concerns.”
The Commerce Department announced on Monday that the Bureau of Industry and Security is expected to publish a guideline that “focuses on hardware and software” of the software connected in cars and developed in China.
“Cars today have cameras, microphones, GPS tracking, and other technologies connected to the internet. It doesn’t take much imagination to understand how a foreign adversary with access to this information could pose a serious risk to both our national security and the privacy of U.S. citizens,” said Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. “To address these national security concerns, the Commerce Department is taking targeted, proactive steps to keep PRC and Russian-manufactured technologies off American roads.”
They continued, stating that the software could be exploited by malicious Chinese actors, and in some cases “allow for external connectivity and autonomous driving capabilities in connected vehicles.”
The proposed rule would apply to all wheeled on-road vehicles, including cars, trucks, and buses, but would exclude vehicles not used on public roads, such as agricultural or mining vehicles.
It would go into effect in 2027 models and be fully integrated by 2030 models.
The rule also prohibits technology with ties to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) or Russia from selling connected vehicles containing hardware or software in the United States, even if the vehicle was manufactured in the United States.
Earlier this year, the Biden administration raised tariffs on steel, aluminum, semiconductors, and electric vehicles.
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