US Finalizes Ban on Cars With Chinese, Russian Tech

The import and sale of connected vehicles will be banned from US roads if they contain software or hardware linked to China or Russia.

This photo taken on April 18, 2024, shows BYD electric cars for export waiting to be loaded onto a ship at a port in Yantai, in eastern China's Shandong province. STR/AFP via Getty Images

The Biden administration on Tuesday finalized rules that will effectively ban new Chinese or Russian cars from American roads.

The rules, announced by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), ban the import of hardware and software used in smart and self-driving vehicles that contain such hardware or software if they have “a sufficient nexus” to China or Russia.