Inside Trade

February 11, 2025

Commerce to probe national security threats in vehicle supply chains

By Oliver Ward  / February 29, 2024 at 12:49 PM
The Commerce Department is seeking public comment on how to reduce the national security risks posed by foreign adversaries, including China, in smart vehicle supply chains, according to an advanced notice of public rulemaking issued on Thursday. By 2025, every new vehicle is likely to be a “connected” vehicle, according to the Automotive Edge Computing Consortium , a nonprofit group working on best practices for vehicle computing. Such vehicles use wireless networks to interact with other vehicles, road infrastructure and...

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