Biden Admin Launches Probe Into Chinese ‘Smart Cars’ Over National Security Concerns

The two-seater electric Smart car was open for inspection during the Plug’n Drive Electrical Vehicle Day event, where visitors could test drive electric vehicles and learn all about them, in Yonge-Dundas Square in downtown Toronto. Kristina Skorbach/The Epoch Times

The Biden administration has announced that it will investigate Chinese-manufactured “smart cars” capable of collecting sensitive information about U.S. drivers, citing potential threats to national security.

The Commerce Department is planning to investigate the potential threats from “connected vehicles” in nations such as China and others that are seen as unfriendly to the United States, according to a Feb. 29 announcement.