From the world’s factory to enemy number one. These days the Chinese is under the eye of several governments, intent on putting a stop to the export of cheap cars by the eastern giant. And not only that.
According to Reuters, in the coming weeks the US Department of Commerce could propose to ban the use of Chinese-derived software in semi-autonomous and connected vehicles.
(National) Security Issue
The issue at stake would not be the reliability of the software in terms of ability to drive autonomously cars, but of drivers’ privacy and data collection by Chinese companies. Bringing up national security.
For this reason, the Biden administration would be willing to launch the new rule that would prohibit both the use of software from the People’s Republic to manage cars with Level 3 assisted driving, thus consequently blocking road tests of prototypes, and modules for communication between vehicles.
In this regard, last July 31st a conference was held in the USA a meetingorganized by the White House and the State Department, which saw the participation of various government officials from numerous countries such as Australia, Canada, South Korea, Germany, the European Union, Japan, India and the United Kingdom to “jointly address the risks to the national security associated with connected vehicles”.
In response, as reported by Reuters, a spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Washington commented on the advances by saying “China urges the United States to earnestly adhere to market principles and international trade rules, creating a level playing field for companies from all countries. China will firmly defend its legitimate rights and interests.”
Source: it.motor1.com
