What the letter asks A coalition tied to SAFE's Energy Security Leadership Council asked congressional leaders to move this year on legislation that would bar Chinese connected cars and the vehicle software and hardware that go with them.
The request is to get the Connected Vehicle Security Act across the finish line before the session gavels out in January.
Who is making the request and why now Bloomberg reviewed the September 15 letter from the Energy Security Leadership Council of SAFE, a nonprofit that brings together admirals, generals and Fortune 500 chief executives.
SAFE focuses on economic and national security through policies on supply chains, energy and transportation.
In the letter, the council argued the bill "would protect sensitive US data and preserve industrial capacity important to US military readiness."