• 52fighters
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    2 hours ago

    Eventually the US auto market will be eaten alive. Lower cost vehicles cannibalize US manufacturers revenue and their business model requires large revenues, even when profits are low or nill.

    The reason to be concerned is Chinese vehicles are equipped with all the sensors necessary for a distributed spy network. I don’t think there’s any way to guarantee data stays in the US. Chevy, Ford, etc will use this for reason to not change, given the government has an interest in keeping out Chinese vehicles.

      • DanceMomsSavedMe@lemmy.zip
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        4 minutes ago

        They (say they are) are worried about national security. Like they don’t want it being able to somehow map all military bases or whatever.

        That’s really a tall tale they are trying to sell though.

        They don’t want a cheap competitor in the American markets and they don’t have a guarantee that Chinese companies will hand over data on a whim the way they can force American manufacturers to do.