China, Russia Targets of Biden’s Proposed Car Surveillance Rule

The US Commerce Department announced a rulemaking Monday to prohibit the sale or import of certain connected-vehicle components and software with close ties to Russia or China, citing national security concerns.

Malicious access to increasingly connected motor vehicles on US roads could enable foreign adversaries to remotely manipulate cars, and, in “extreme” scenarios, even “shut down or take control,” said US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo during a press call Sunday. The notice of proposed rulemaking aims to prevent the mass installation of certain Chinese and Russian vehicle parts in the US, before cars and trucks with embedded internet capabilities ...