China-based companies have clocked up hundreds of thousands of self-driving car test miles on California’s roads in recent years, sparking a call for a crackdown by US lawmakers, NBC News reported.
Some members of Congress have raised concerns about competition, data privacy and China’s human rights record, echoing complaints about other Chinese-controlled companies such as TikTok, the story went on.
According to California Department of Motor Vehicles records, China-linked companies operated 124 cars in the state and drove 438,379 miles in the 12 months ending in November 2022.
Read the full story: NBC News
- By Sean O’Meara
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