Sen. Brown calls for ban on Chinese-made ‘smart’ vehicles, tech

The U.S. should prohibit Chinese-made internet-connected vehicles and smart vehicle technology to protect national security and keep China from harvesting sensitive data on U.S. consumers and infrastructure, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) told the Biden administration last week. In a response to a Commerce Department request for public comment on how to reduce the national security risks posed by foreign adversaries’ participation in smart vehicle supply chains, which he made public on Wednesday, Brown urged the administration to ban vehicles and...