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Bipartisan House Leaders Raise Alarm Over PRC-related Self-Driving Vehicle Companies Collecting Americans’ Data

Washington D.C.— House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), along with Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chair Mike Gallagher (R-WI), and Select Committee Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) led a bipartisan letter signed by 14 members of Congress to 10 People’s Republic of China-related automotive companies raising concerns over their handling of data collected while testing their autonomous vehicles in the United States.  

The letters were signed by Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Frank Pallone, Jr., Mike Gallagher, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Bob Latta, John Moolenaar, Gus Bilirakis, Kathy Castor, Jan Schakowsky, Neal Dunn, Tim Walberg, Haley Stevens, Marc Veasey, and Debbie Dingell.   centurylink rapid testing

Members asked companies to respond to the following inquiries by November 29, 2023:

CLICK HERE to read the full letter to Baidu.  

CLICK HERE to read the full letter to AutoX.  

CLICK HERE to read the full letter to Deeproute.ai.  

CLICK HERE to reach the full letter to Didi Chuxing.  

CLICK HERE to read the full letter to Inceptio.  

CLICK HERE to reach the full letter to NIO.  

CLICK HERE to read the full letter to Pony.ai.  

CLICK HERE to read the full letter to Qcraft.  

CLICK HERE to read the full letter to WeRide.  

CLICK HERE to read the full letter to XPeng.  

pcr travel test DIVE DEEPER: Energy and Commerce is leading on a national data privacy and security standard to put people in control of their personal information. Emerging technologies like AI and self-driving cars rely on massive amounts of data, and it is vital that we prevent the Chinese Communist Party from using these technologies to surveil and manipulate Americans. As part of this effort, the Energy and Commerce Committee is holding hearings to guarantee that the U.S. is leading in the development and deployment of artificial intelligence, while also ensuring robust protections for Americans’ personal data. CLICK HERE to read more.