"Cars today have cameras, microphones, GPS tracking, and other technologies connected to the internet. It doesn't take much imagination to understand how a foreign adversary with access to this information could pose a serious risk to both our national security and the privacy of U.S. citizens," said US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo.
The proposed ban on Chinese software would apply to cars with a model year of 2027, the US Department of Commerce said, with the hardware ban coming into effect in the 2030 model year.
Although few Chinese vehicles are on US roads, lawmakers have previously raised concerns that Chinese cars with autonomous driving features could collect sensitive data on US citizens and infrastructure.
The new rules would prevent the testing of Chinese self-driving cars on US roads, Reuters reported. Several Chinese self-driving companies have permits to test their vehicles in California, although some have been quietly rolling back testing in recent years.
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