The Department of Commerce is preparing to hand down the latest blow in an all-out battle between the world’s biggest superpowers over the future of advanced vehicles.
Although the timing is yet unclear, the DOC is reportedly set to propose a rule in the coming weeks that would ban Chinese software from being used in advanced autonomous vehicles and so-called connected vehicles, Reuters reported, citing sources briefed on the matter. The impending rule would affect Level 3 autonomous vehicles and above, which includes vehicles that can self-drive but require a driver, all the way to robo-taxi vehicles that don’t require drivers.
