The White House announced a plan this week to ban the sale or import of connected vehicles containing “specific pieces of hardware and software” that could be made in China or Russia, citing national security fears. While the threat of cyberattacks on connected vehicles is very real, the timing of the US announcement is unusual.
US authorities have said they fear that vehicles containing the components, including trucks and buses, could become Trojan horses for Chinese sabotage. It’s the second announcement targeting electric vehicles in six months from the US government.
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