Citing national security protection, the same reason already used in many other sectors such as AI, semiconductors or chips, the Joe Biden administration has requested through the Department of Commerce that the sale of all vehicles that use Chinese software or hardware connected to the Internet be prohibited.
That is, Joe Biden will try to ban the sale of any Chinese vehicle that is connected to the Internet or any Chinese software for cars. There is now a 30-day period to submit potential complaints before the final rule is drafted.
A regulation that, they specify in The New York Timeswill come into force in 2027 for software and in January 2029 or 2030 for hardware. In addition, there will also be an attempt to boycott Russian companies by applying this same standard.
The measure comes later, he explains Reutersafter a group of lawmakers warned that Chinese manufacturers were collecting confidential data while testing their autonomous vehicle technology in the United States.
The ban will also affect, if it goes ahead on its current terms, all software and hardware produced in China, even if the manufacturer is Western. In the same article, Reuters They claim that the manufacturers themselves have asked the Administration for some time to adapt to the new regulations.
“With potentially millions of vehicles on the road, each with a lifespan of 10 to 15 years, the risk of disruption and sabotage increases dramatically,” said Jake Sullivan, US national security adviser, who claims that a foreign power could control all cars sold remotely, causing mass accidents or blocking vehicles, according to the report. Financial Times.
From few to none
Months ago, the United States already imposed a 100% tariff on vehicles manufactured in China. This would leave Chinese manufacturers with no room to manoeuvre to import their vehicles from there. Later, the European Union also announced its own trade barriers.
Although Chinese vehicles in the United States are practically rare, the question of what would happen to giants like BYD remained in the air. It was rumored that the Chinese company was determined to invest in Mexico to manufacture its vehicles and use the trade agreement between the two countries as a back door to enter the United States.
If the new law is approved, the door to the United States will be closed because in just two years the sale of any car with Chinese software inside the vehicle will be prohibited.
But the real problem that the United States will face is the ban on the use of any type of Chinese hardware in its vehicles. Chinese tentacles reach into so many places in the electric car supply chain (batteries, cells, semiconductors…) that some voices are already warning that it will be a major challenge to comply with this rule, as it was initially planned.
In this case, the door is open for manufacturers to prove (through audit) that the Chinese company that supplies this hardware does not engage in illegal data collection practices but in means such as Financial Times They make it clear that this would be an extremely exceptional situation.
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