China’s Connected Vehicles Widen the U.S.-Canada Disconnect
A Chinese EV maker that is expanding in Canada has ties to a U.S.-sanctioned surveillance company, illustrating the data and security risks connected vehicles pose.
Workers assemble electric vehicles at Leapmotor's factory in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province. Credit: Photo by VCG/VCG via AP
Canada’s decision to open its markets to Chinese electric vehicles means more connected cars could soon be running on its roads — bringing with them a further potential cause for disconnect with its neighbor, the United States.
Since the Biden administration, the U.S. government has imposed a ban on Chinese-made connected vehicles, which can collect vast amounts of data through a variety of embedded sensors. Canada will likely soon be importing more such cars, however, thanks to its
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