US Government outlines ban on Chinese technology in connected cars

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https://www.drive.com.au/news/us-gov...onnected-cars/

"UPDATE, Tuesday 24 September 2024: Details of the US Commerce Department's plans to prohibit the use of hardware and software from China in new cars have now been outlined.

The US Government has confirmed its intention to stop Chinese technology from being used in autonomous and connected cars sold in the US, with concerns they could share sensitive information with entities overseas – or be shut down remotely.

The limitations on software from China could be imposed as soon as 2026, with a ban on Chinese hardware – such as semiconductors and control units – to come into effect in 2029."



OK, so a lot going on here. There's protectionism, great power geopolitical competition, new Cold War supply chains developing, harvesting of data in the IoT, the issue of who owns the data, the idea of remote control after the exploding pagers and walkie talkies...


It would have been nice if a car could just be a car. You know, turn it on, drive it somewhere, turn it off. Instead it is so much more, and the US is realising a potentially large security risk in it being so.