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U.S. proposes ban on Chinese vehicle software

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BYD, the world's largest maker of electric vehicles, is investing $14 billion to develop smart car features. U.S. officials, with an eye on China, have been meeting with industry experts in recent months to address security concerns raised by a new generation of such cars. (BLOOMBERG)
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From wire reports
September 22, 2024 05:28 PM

The U.S. Commerce Department proposed rules that would ban Chinese- and Russian-made hardware and software for connected vehicles, potentially bolstering American security against a hacking threat that the department describes as “very real.”

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