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'Could cars just be stopped?' Why the US government is blocking Chinese cars and why some want Australia to take notice (www.abc.net.au)

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The federal government is facing calls to respond to an effective ban on Chinese carmakers in the US with moves of its own.

Auto industry experts say any moves would be complicated, and risk slowing the pace of Australia's transition to electric vehicles.

The Albanese government says it is "closely monitoring" the moves in the US, and is in talks with the Biden administration about any local implications.

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[–] Zachariah 2 points 2 months ago

If any kind of software should be open source, it’s software used in automobiles. None of it needs to be a trade secret. You already need to buy a car to use it, so it does not endanger the profits of the car companies. Make it a law that the software need a to be free and open source in order to sell a car.