Ohio senator Sherrod Brown (D) is calling on the Biden Administration to ban all Chinese internet-connected vehicles and smart vehicle technology that is designed, developed, manufactured or supplied from China.
The Administration needs to act before Chinese-manufactured connected vehicles become widespread in the United States, according to the senator.
“Given the access and information that connected vehicles have regarding both Americans’ sensitive personal data and US infrastructure, I encourage you to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking that includes prohibitions on finished vehicles and technology that is designed, developed, manufactured or supplied from the People’s Republic of China,” Sen. Brown wrote in a public comment letter to the Commerce Department, which is working to finalize rules on connected vehicles.
“Given China’s civil-military fusion, it is inevitable that both finished vehicles and technology would enable the Chinese Communist Party to access sensitive personal data of Americans and of critical U.S. infrastructure,” the senator wrote.
Data Collection
"Connected vehicles – both those with internal combustion engines and electric vehicles – collect transmit, and store a range of sensitive information, including biometric data like fingerprints and voice recordings, vehicle location, sensor data and images, financial information and vehicle information.
"Chinese-made cars and the underlying technology enable the Chinese Communist Party to access sensitive personal data of Americans and of critical U.S. infrastructure, presenting unacceptable national security risks.
“The answer is that connected vehicles from China – and vehicles that use hardware and software designed or manufactured in China – should not be allowed to operate in the United States without clear and extensive safeguards,” Sen. Brown wrote.
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