The Biden administration has finalized new rules to restrict Chinese and Russian technology in connected cars. The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services (OICTS) stated that such technology from these countries presents an “undue and unacceptable risk” to U.S. national security. The regulations prohibit the sale or importation of specific hardware and software from companies connected to China and Russia.
Software-related prohibitions will be effective for model year 2027, while hardware-related prohibitions will be effective for model year 2030, or Jan. 1, 2029, for non-model year units. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said, “Connected vehicles yield many benefits, but software and hardware sources from the PRC [People’s Republic of China] and other countries of concern pose grave national security risks.
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Today, we are taking strong action to protect Americans against these national security risks by safeguarding our critical infrastructure and automotive supply chain.”
The rules also ban Chinese- and Russian-made cars incorporating the restricted technologies. Automakers like GM, Ford, Volvo, and Polestar will be affected as they manufacture some of their models in China.
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation (AAI) supports the new rules. John Bozzella, AAI president and CEO, said, “The auto industry communicated our support for a final rule that addresses the unacceptable risks associated with information and communications technology and services designed, developed, manufactured or supplied by foreign adversaries like China and Russia. We also communicated that changing the world’s most complex supply chain can’t happen overnight.
In this respect, the final rule strikes a good balance.”
This regulatory move is another step in the U.S. effort to protect its technological infrastructure and maintain national security. The Biden administration has been proactive in cracking down on other technologies intersecting with China and other adversaries, including efforts to control the flow of AI chips to these countries.
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