Sen. Brown urges Commerce rulemaking to ban connected cars from China over data concerns

Senate Banking Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-OH) wants the Biden administration to issue a proposed rulemaking banning the import of Chinese-made connected vehicles that could transmit sensitive data back to China and pose both cybersecurity and artificial intelligence-related national security risks.

“Given the access and information that connected vehicles have regarding both Americans’ sensitive personal data and U.S. infrastructure, I encourage you to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking that includes prohibitions on finished vehicles and technology that is designed, developed,...