its my understanding that the US has banned Chinese EVs based on their “ability to send telemetry back to China” (fwiw, every manufacturer is doing something similar, but that’s out of scope for this question).
Waymo has a new class of car they’re using called the Ojai (Oh, hi) that is built by Zeeker, a Chinese company, that is built in China. This seems like it would run afoul of that ban.
I thought I heard somewhere that the car is built in China, but the infotainment system and ecu are then installed here in America, which bypasses that issue. If that’s the case. Why don’t other manufacturers import Chinese EVs and drop in their own infotainment systems for much cheaper?
Edit: it’d be nice to have answers grounded with proof, not just “because bribes! and the oligarchy!”
So, this is about money. USA cars would stop selling entirely if China came in and undercut everyone. I say that’s how the market works. They say market manipulation also has the word “market” in it.
So, if a company can profit from paying less for a car, they will buy the cheap Chinese car. And since companies control the USA, they get a free pass.
It’s only you that suffers when the oligarchs have their way. It’s only you that can wipe them from the planet.