The New Cold War: Why Your Car Is Caught in the Middle
About this episode
The episode discusses how the New Cold War is impacting the automotive industry, particularly regarding vehicle data privacy and government regulations.
Episode Summary Could your car become a battlefield in the New Cold War? It sounds like the plot of a spy thriller, but it's actually one of the biggest stories quietly reshaping the automotive industry. This week, The Car Chick® connects the dots between several recent episodes—including vehicle data privacy, EV tax credits, tariffs, and "Made in America"—to reveal the much bigger picture behind the U.S. government's upcoming ban on certain Chinese software and hardware in connected vehicles...
People in this episode
Host: LeeAnn Shattuck
Topics covered
- automotive industry
- vehicle data privacy
- EV tax credits
- tariffs
- connected vehicles
Keywords
- automotive
- New Cold War
- vehicle data privacy
- EV tax credits
- tariffs
- connected vehicles
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: U.S. government, Chinese software, Chinese hardware, Made in America
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