JAKARTA – China is one of the major countries that continues to innovate in terms of technology that is embedded in various products, including four-wheeled vehicles. This turned out to bring its own concerns to the United States (US).
This news has been circulating for the past few years, from the US tightening restrictions on semiconductor exports from China, and most recently there are regulations that effectively prohibit the sale of smart cars from China to the US, even Russia is also affected.
Quoting from the Bangkok Post website, Friday, January 17, it said the Joe Biden Administration had completed the regulation (forbid the sale of smart cars from China and Russia), on Thursday, January 16, to protect US national security concerns.
The local Commerce Department disclosed the ban on sales applies to connected vehicles for the 2027 model by manufacturers with sufficient ties to China or Russia, although the vehicles are manufactured in the United States.
The software ban will also apply to models in 2027, while hardware restrictions will apply to models by 2030. In addition, technology-related on commercial vehicles such as trucks and bus regulations will be issued in the near future.
This news comes after months of review of US regulations involving industry experts and public opinion.
Earlier, local Trade Minister Gina Raimondo revealed that the new regulations were needed to protect national security, and prevent foreigners from manipulating technology to access sensitive or personal information of drivers and owners.
According to him, vehicles currently have cameras, microphones, tracking of the Global Positioning System (GPS) and other technologies connected to the internet that can make most US residents vulnerable.
“This is a targeted approach to ensure we keep RRT and Russia’s technology away from American roads and protect the supply chain of connected vehicles in our country,” Gina said.
Responding to this, the Chinese Embassy in Washington said the restrictions would weaken global supply chains and affect the interests of US industries and customers.
“We urge the US to respect market economic laws, stop turning economic and trade issues into political, security or ideological issues, and provide an open, fair, fair and non-discriminatory environment for investment and business operations from all countries, including China,” said Chinese Embassy spokesman Liu Pengyu.
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