Minister of Transport in the United States said that the operation of Chinese autonomous vehicle companies in the United States has aroused doubts about national security, and the US Department of Transport is worried about it.
Pete Buttigieg said in an interview with Reuters on Thursday (July 20) that whether it is hardware or software, "just like people worry about telecommunications or TIKTOK,(United States) People are also worried about (China) Transportation Technology. "
He believes that the US government needs to better understand the real ownership of these Chinese transportation technology companies. These companies are providing different in the US transportation systemLevel technology and construction.
Before Putigig made the above statement, a group consisting of four American two -party members sent a letter to Budigig and the US Minister of Commerce Raymond on July 17 to ask the US government to investigateChina's self -driving technology is popular in the United States and explores how to take restrictions on it.
These four members wrote that autonomous cars, laser radar, radar, camera, artificial intelligence and other advanced sensors and semiconductor technology can be used to collect data from the American people and infrastructure.These data may be shared back to China and eventually shared to the Chinese government.
They are particularly concerned about autonomous vehicles and equipment tests conducted by Chinese companies in the United States.They quoted data from California Regulatory Agency, saying that there were seven Chinese companies, including Baidu's Apollo and Chinese autonomous driving startups, Pony, and Pony (PONY) tested self -driving technology in California last year, and California is the largest population in the United States.state.
With the rise of China's electric vehicle industry and self -driving technology, the US government has begun to feel more concerned about the rise of China's electric vehicle industry.Budgigg attended the Seventh Kingdom Group (G7) Minister of Transportation in Ise, Japan on the 18th, and said in an exclusive interview with Bloomberg that the United States must take measures to weaken China's advantages in electric vehicle batteries and say that they have obtained key keyThe refining ability of materials is "a problem that can be solved."
He pointed out that the refined capacity of many key materials for electric vehicle battery components is mainly concentrated in China. The United States must ensure that in a way that "economically reasonable, environmental and geographical stability"These are increasingly important key materials.
