Polestar will no longer be allowed to sell new vehicles in the United States beginning with the 2027 model year after the Trump administration denied the Swedish electric-vehicle maker authorization under federal rules governing connected vehicle technology, according to Reuters.
The decision essentially blocks Polestar from introducing new models in the US market as Washington continues to express national security concerns over vehicles with technology tied to China.
Other automakers with Chinese ownership have sought different courses of action. Volvo Cars received authorization from the Commerce Department in May, though the automaker said it must continue demonstrating compliance across its US lineup.
According to Polestar, the US Department of Commerce declined to grant the automaker authorization under the Connected Vehicles Rule, which prohibits the import or sale of vehicles equipped with certain Chinese- or Russian-linked hardware and software beginning with the 2027 model year. The rule covers technologies such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, cellular connectivity, and some satellite communications systems because of concerns they could be used to collect sensitive data from American drivers.
Just don't put electronic spyware in your vehicles? I realize this is a very hard concept for modern automakers to understand because they are institutionally stupid, but in practice that's something that ought to be quite easy to do.
Whether or not compliance with the law will actually provide them any benefit, that I have my doubts over. I imagine the real reason they were denied by the regime is just plain old corruption and this is simply being used as an excuse. But still.
Quit putting cellular modems in your stupid cars. None of us want that anyway.
American industry, logiatical network and economy is in such a bad place they need to resort to protectionism to block their people to buy better products elsewhere.
Same story with customer electronics like phones.
Lets ban any business with foreign ties or investors from participating in our elections. No campaign donations or lobbying of any kind at any level. Punishable with 10 years of prison plus the business will be nationalized and stocks will be distributed by lottery to American citizens.
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