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The [US] car industry is racing to replace Chinese code (www.msn.com)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by IcedRaktajino@startrek.website to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Modern cars are packed with internet-connected widgets, many of them containing Chinese technology. Now, the car industry is scrambling to root out that tech ahead of a looming deadline, a test case for America’s ability to decouple from Chinese supply chains.

New U.S. rules will soon ban Chinese software in vehicle systems that connect to the cloud, part of an effort to prevent cameras, microphones and GPS tracking in cars from being exploited by foreign adversaries.

The move is “one of the most consequential and complex auto regulations in decades,” according to Hilary Cain, head of policy at trade group the Alliance for Automotive Innovation. “It requires a deep examination of supply chains and aggressive compliance timelines.”

Carmakers will need to attest to the U.S. government that, as of March 17, core elements of their products don’t contain code that was written in China or by a Chinese company. The rule also covers software for advanced autonomous driving and will be extended to connectivity hardware starting in 2029. Connected cars made by Chinese or China-controlled companies are also banned, wherever their software comes from.

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

“wait why is the car storing all that data in the first place?”

I'll bite. In the 1980s, AUDI/VW was sued for "sudden acceleration", which was Americans mashing the gas pedal by mistake. Then it was Toyota in 2019, but they proved with data black boxes that the crying Karens on TV were lying. But, not all Toyotas had black boxes and they still paid out $1B in settlements. Same thing with Tesla, but those lawsuits ended quickly when data showed driver fault.

Amazingly, while these cars were sold worldwide, only one country reported "sudden acceleration". Now people are trying to sue for FSD crashes and again, Tesla data revealed improper use of FSD.

People are making expensive warranty claims after abusing their vehicles. Every shop in Americe now installs anti-tank barriers because off the number of Boomers flying into the shops when they hit the wrong pedal.

So, if you are a large automaker, and you aren't collecting data, you will be sued for a phantom in your cars by America's massive industry of ambulance chasers. Literally billions of dollars are spent on frivolous auto lawsuits.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

That's cool and all but they don't need more than 30 seconds of sensor data to get what they need. Not storing days or weeks (or more, who knows?) of location data.

Certainly not on a device that costs tens of thousands of dollars and the hardware will remain functional for well past a decade but the software updates end in 5 years.

[–] DireTech@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Tesla is also the one caught intentionally destroying that evidence when FSD was at fault.