According to foreign media reports, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on May 15 that the U.S. Department of Commerce plans to release proposed rules for connected cars in China this fall.
Raimondo said last week that the United States may take “extreme action” to ban or impose restrictions on Chinese connected cars after the Biden administration launched an investigation in February into whether Chinese car imports pose a national security risk.
“We expect to introduce relevant rules this fall,” Raimondo said.
“The national security risk is quite high, so we decided to take action.
“, Image source: Apple, connected cars integrate network hardware and can connect to the Internet, allowing cars to share data with devices inside and outside the car.
Raimundo said at a hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives that she was concerned about China’s connected cars because these vehicles carry thousands of sensors and thousands of chips that “may collect a lot of sensitive data about Americans, including their identities, what they say in the car, where they drive, and their driving patterns.
in addition, these vehicles record detailed information about U.S. infrastructure.
” Raimundo also reiterated his previous comment: “In theory, if there are millions of cars on the road and the software of the vehicles is disabled, you can imagine the most catastrophic outcome.
“, When asked whether the upcoming new rules would cover cars assembled by Chinese automakers in Mexico, Raimundo said: “We have to find out that it is still in progress.
” Raimundo revealed that the U.S. Department of Commerce is following public reports that Chinese automakers plan to assemble cars in Mexico.
She wants to ensure that Chinese car companies cannot avoid the new tariffs just promulgated by the United States.
“We will do everything we can to ensure that China does not use Mexico to circumvent new tariffs.
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