Secretary of Commerce of the United States: The United States may completely ban Chinese made connected cars!

US Commerce Secretary Gina Raymond revealed that the import of Chinese made connected cars (cars with Internet connection function) may be completely prohibited. The United States officially began to contain China's cutting-edge industries.

Minister Ramondo told Reuters on the 8th (local time) that "extreme measures can be taken to ban Chinese made interconnected vehicles in the United States." U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Ramondo also mentioned the requirements for safety protection or safety devices (guardrails).

In February this year, the Biden government began to investigate the use of China and other countries worried about the technology of connected vehicles, saying that there were concerns about hacking and data leakage of vehicles. Gina Ramondo, the US Secretary of Commerce, also said when she attended the House of Representatives that day: "China made Internet cars can collect a lot of data about who the Americans are, where they go, driving patterns, etc." He said that the US should seriously consider China made Internet cars. By the end of last month, the Ministry of Commerce had completed the procedure of soliciting opinions, and it is expected that the response plan for Chinese made Connected Car will be issued soon.

In order to contain China's electric vehicles, the US political circles demand active sanctions. US Senator Sheild Brown said: "We urge the formulation of administrative rules to prohibit all Chinese made Internet connected vehicles and intelligent vehicle technologies designed, developed, manufactured and supplied in China."

On the contrary, the automotive industry is worried about excessive restrictions. Because if Chinese made parts unrelated to safety or data become restricted objects, the supply chain burden may increase. The government submitted an opinion to the U.S. Department of Commerce last month, saying: "The Korean auto industry is worried about the huge burden that the wide range of interconnected auto supply chain investigations, the uncertainty surrounding the scope of potential regulatory objects, and the implementation time will bring to the industry." The auto industry organization "Auto Innovation Alliance" also said that the vehicle system will be subject to extensive ex ante verification, It also put forward the opinion that it cannot be easily replaced with products from other suppliers.

In addition, US Commerce Secretary Gina Raymond said in the House of Representatives on the same day: "We must overwhelm China in the competition with China. We are taking all necessary measures to ensure that China has cutting-edge technology." Reuters reported that the Ministry of Commerce is promoting new restrictions to prevent China from accessing American artificial intelligence (AI) technology, Including non-public source coding of AI model software and training data or restricting export to China. The investment restrictions on American enterprises of Chinese cutting-edge enterprises such as AI and semiconductor will also be improved by the end of the year.