USA wants to ban cars with technology from China and Russia

US government plans to ban certain vehicle components from China and Russia from the American market. Vehicle networking systems and to autonomous drivingwhich are potentially Cyberangriffe as well as imported vehicles themselves, the US Department of Commerce announced. The new regulation would therefore apply to all vehicles used on public roads, including Cars, trucks and buses.

Excluded would be vehicles that are not intended for road traffic, such as agricultural or mining vehicles“Cars today are equipped with cameras, microphones, GPS systems and other technologies that are connected to the Internet,” said US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. “It’s easy to imagine how foreign actors could abuse this.”

A government official pointed out that the USA Although they are currently not heavily dependent on the technologies in question – especially from China – this could change in the future if no preventive measures are taken.

Specifically, the regulations stipulate that vehicles from Model year 2027equipped with certain software components may be prohibited. Hardware is a ban from Model year 2030 To make the transition easier, there will be a staggered implementation: While a one-year transition period is planned for software, as this is rarely found in vehicles, the situation is more complex for hardware, according to US sources. “The supply chains for hardware components in the area of ​​vehicle networking are more closely linked to Chinese suppliers,” explained a government representative. “That’s why we have granted a four-year transition period for switching to alternative suppliers.”