The Biden Administration announced Thursday that Chinese cars – which currently are very rarely seen on American roads due to high tariffs – could eventually pose a significant risk to the nation by potentially collecting sensitive data about Americans and sending it back to Beijing.
“I am announcing unprecedented actions to ensure that cars on U.S. roads from countries of concern like China do not undermine our national security,” President Joe Biden said in a statement.
“I have directed my Secretary of Commerce to conduct an investigation into connected vehicles with technology from countries of concern and to take action to respond to the risks.”
The Biden Administration will now begin the formal process of seeking public comment as to how to best regulate these vehicles. These rules could also potentially apply to autos from countries like Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and Venezuela. However, none of these countries currently manufacture cars anywhere on the scale of China.
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