Polestar US sales ban starts with model year 2027 vehicles. The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security did not authorize the Chinese-owned EV brand under the Connected Vehicles Rule. Polestar confirmed the decision in an investor release. It said the company will focus more heavily on Europe as the US market becomes harder to serve. The decision does not mean current Polestar owners suddenly lose support. It targets sales of new model year 2027 vehicles in the United States. Polestar says existing new-vehicle inventory remains available. That includes Polestar 3 SUVs built in South Carolina and Polestar 4 vehicles imported before the rule takes effect. What the Connected Vehicles Rule Does The BIS rule targets connected-vehicle hardware and software linked to China or Russia. Commerce officials argue that modern cars can collect location data, camera feeds, and sensor data at scale. The software restrictions begin with model year 2027 vehicles. Hardware restrictions follow later for model year 2030 vehicles. That distinction matters for Polestar because the company is majority-owned by China’s Geely. The rule does not simply look at where a car is assembled. It also looks at ownership, software, and hardware. A manufacturer needs authorization to keep selling connected vehicles in the US. Even the US-Made Polestar 3 Is Affected This lands awkwardly because Polestar moved Polestar 3 production to South Carolina in 2024. The shift helped reduce exposure to tariffs on China-built EVs. Those US-built SUVs were supposed to make the brand look more local. Under the Connected Vehicles Rule, that is not enough by itself. The compliance question follows the connected technology and corporate structure. Polestar is not presenting the US as its main growth engine anymore. The company says Europe accounted for nearly 80 percent of its global sales in 2024. It also says 94
Jun 27, 2026 · via techmymoney.com
Polestar and Volvo share a Chinese owner, a Swedish badge and a South Carolina assembly line. However, only Volvo will be selling new cars in the United States from the 2027 model year. Commerce does not publish its authorization decisions, and Volvo‘s own account describes a private, case-by-case negotiation. Volvo cleared the rule a month before the denial reached Polestar, yet the gap between the two siblings, not either ruling alone, is what now hangs over the brand’s US exit. That gap is being pressed by Polestar‘s dealers and former executives, the people the company itself will not echo. The Shared Ground Polestar and Volvo sit under the same controlling shareholder, China’s Geely and its founder Li Shufu, who together hold about two-thirds of the EV maker. PSD Investment, Li’s personal holding company, is the largest single owner at roughly 44%, while Volvo keeps about 16%. Both are publicly traded, Volvo on Nasdaq Stockholm and Polestar on the Nasdaq under the ticker PSNY. That ownership placed both brands inside the Connected Vehicle Rule’s definition of a manufacturer subject to Chinese control, the same test each had to clear. Finalized in January 2025, the rule bars carmakers owned or controlled by China or Russia from selling connected vehicles in the US, whatever the assembly location. Ridgeville, South Carolina, builds the Polestar 3 on the same line as the Volvo EX90, with output consolidated there earlier this year. Volvo has put about $1.3 billion into that site, which runs a body shop, a paint shop, a battery-pack line and final assembly and employs more than 2,000 workers. Only Volvo operates the plant, and Polestar keeps no American factory of its own, leaning on that workforce to build its single US model. So a US-built Polestar, rolling off the same line as an
Jun 27, 2026 · via eletric-vehicles.com
One of our newer customers called in and stated that his BMW M3 had gone into limp mode. He told us that a few days before, his dynamic stability light (DSC) turned on while driving. He then pulled over, turned the car off and started it again. After restarting the car the DSC light was off. Two days later, he was accelerating onto the freeway and the car lost power and went into limp mode, yet this time it did not recover. During the second failure, the service engine light (CEL) also turned on and did not turn off. The CEL stores codes in the digital motor electronics (DME) computer. As soon as we received the car, we connected it to the Intelligent Service Technical Application (ISTA). We ran the short test and pulled three codes. We pulled 0027E4 DME: Vacuum sensor, Brake booster, plausibility, 0027E6 DME: No electricity fuel pump activation and 002B13 DME: Speed recording. The primary code we have to address first is the 0027E4 DME: Vacuum sensor, Brake booster, plausibility. Before I go on, I want to explain the power brake system we have to diagnose. Most power brake boosters on the market gain their assist from a vacuum source. For the past 60 years that vacuum source primarily came from the engine intake manifold. The problem with that is that the air that is removed from the intake affects the air-fuel mixture. Another mainstream vacuum source is from a mechanical pump that is driven off the engine. Again, the problem with that is it robbed horsepower and does not play well with valve-controlled throttles. The answer to all of these problems is to have a separate electronic vacuum pump. We then ran the test plan for the vacuum sensor fault. To run this test, we
Jun 27, 2026 · via losaltosonline.com
Jacob Sutton/Getty Images © 2026 Blaze Media LLC. All rights reserved. When software controls repairs, owning your car doesn't mean what it used to. When President Trump emerged from a recent meeting with automotive executives and said he found it strange that some industry leaders oppose Americans repairing their own vehicles, most coverage focused on the politics. I was more interested in what happened afterward. If manufacturers truly support independent repairs, why remove provisions governing the very data modern repairs increasingly depend upon? Because the deeper you dig into the latest right-to-repair fight, the more one question keeps surfacing: Why are automakers fighting so hard to control information generated by vehicles consumers already own? Follow the money Follow the money, and the picture becomes much clearer. The U.S. automotive service market generates roughly $200 billion annually. Service departments are among the industry's most reliable profit centers. As vehicles become more software-driven and connected, automakers have discovered that selling the car no longer has to end the customer relationship. Software subscriptions, connected services, maintenance plans, warranty work, and dealership repairs all create recurring revenue long after the vehicle leaves the showroom. There's nothing wrong with companies pursuing new revenue streams. The problem begins when protecting those revenue streams limits consumer choice. That's why the latest legislative fight deserves attention. Stripped for parts The debate centers on H.R. 7389, the Motor Vehicle Modernization Act of 2026. Supporters describe it as a way to modernize regulations while preserving independent repair access. On the surface, that sounds like good news for consumers. Then something interesting happened. One of the most important parts of the broader right-to-repair debate disappeared. Language covering telematics — the wireless vehicle data increasingly needed for diagnostics, calibrations, software updates, and repairs — was stripped from the bill before it advanced
Jun 27, 2026 · via theblaze.com
Hateful vandal carves swastika into car on Upper East Side in ‘despicable act of antisemitism’ See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on GoogleA hateful vandal carved a swastika onto the hood of a parked car on the Upper East Side this week – a disturbing act being investigated as a hate crime, potentially linked to an Israeli flag displayed in the back seat. The owner of the car, a 56-year-old woman, discovered the antisemitic vandalism on Friday morning – three days after parking on East 85th Street near First Avenue, cops said. The driver had an Israeli flag inside the car, which may be connected to the vile attack, the Daily News reported. Elected officials, including Mayor Zohran Mamdani, condemned the vandalism. “The swastika carved into a car on the Upper East Side is a despicable act of antisemitism,” Mamdani wrote on X. “It is a hateful attack of intimidation on our Jewish neighbors and on the values that make our city what it is. “To every Jewish New Yorker: your city stands with you,” the mayor said. “We will confront acts of antisemitism wherever they appear with urgency and without exception.” City Council Speaker Julie Menin also weighed in. “This horrific, antisemitic symbol continues to appear across our city,” Menin wrote in her own X post. “Sadly, this isn’t the first time it’s been discovered in my district.” Menin added that the council is in communication with the NYPD, which is currently investigating the incident, adding that Jewish New Yorkers “refuse to let antisemitism be normalized.” The incident comes amid a troubling trend of rising hate crimes in the city. In May alone, hate crimes skyrocketed by 74.4 % – from 39 to 68 – compared to the same month last
Jun 27, 2026 · via nypost.com
As Project South investigators swept across the Greater Toronto Area, arresting several cops as well as the network of alleged criminals they’re accused of conspiring with, a group of officers descended on a North York car lot. During that Feb. 4 raid on Lecos Auto Sales, officers seized a Ford F150 that was listed for sale. According to authorities, the truck had a vehicle identification number belonging to another F150 that had been shipped out of Canada in 2024. The vehicle’s “true VIN,” authorities allege, matched that of a truck that had been stolen from Toronto streets nearly two years earlier. Investigators also allegedly uncovered other fake VIN plates and forged VIN stamps at the dealership. Phil Lecos, the auto lot operator, was charged with one count of possession of property obtained by crime. He was among the 28 names included by police when they announced the Project South arrests, but Lecos’s alleged role in the sweeping corruption probe was unclear. Lecos Auto Sales, tucked on an industrial drag near Keele Street and Lawrence Avenue W., is less than a 10-minute drive from Toronto police’s 12 Division, where at least five of the officers arrested in Project South have worked over their careers. An increasing number of connections outlined in both civil and criminal court records, as well as financial and regulatory documents, suggest it’s more than geography tying Lecos and his dealership to the case that has rocked the Toronto Police Service. Meanwhile, a provincial authority is trying to strip the dealership and its financing branch of being allowed to sell vehicles. The Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC) has suspended, and will move to revoke, the registration of Lecos Auto Sales’ North York location, along with that of its financing entity, Vista Finance, in light of Lecos’s arrest.
Jun 27, 2026 · via thestar.com
- The 2027 Hyundai Elantra was revealed under its South Korean Avante nameplate at the 2026 Busan auto show in South Korea this week. - Hyundai made massive changes to the Elantra's exterior and interior designs, with a sharp, angular approach that looks straight out of a sci-fi movie. - The Avante will go on sale in South Korea later this year, and the Elantra will likely reach the United States in 2027. The 2027 Elantra is bigger and sharper-looking than ever in its first redesign since 2021. Hyundai unveiled the new model in South Korea just days after we caught it testing in Austria and California. The Elantra, known as the Avante in South Korea, was revealed at the 2026 Busan auto show in Busan, South Korea, where attendees got a first look at the dramatic new styling. The grille got a major overhaul, with an angular jawline replacing the current model's wide, sweeping mouth. The headlights were pinched down to become thin perpendicular lines that follow the car's bodywork. The new design could easily fit in on a sci-fi movie set. For Sale Near You See all results for new 2027 Hyundai Elantra for sale near 08901 Hyundai ditched the Z-shaped creases along the side of the car for straight lines and more defined front and rear fenders, which complement the front end's angular flair. The front and rear windows blend together, with black trim along the B-pillar, while the C-pillar stands out in the car's paint color and separates the two main windows from a small triangular window toward the back. The wheels complete the jagged look with a five-spoke star shape. The back certainly takes inspiration from the current Elantra, but it's revamped with fewer angles and a boxier design. The taillights mimic the front perpendicular
Jun 27, 2026 · via caranddriver.com
Tata Motors is just a few days away from the launch of one of its most anticipated electric vehicles in India. The company, on June 30, will finally unveil the production-spec Sierra.ev. The unveiling of this electric SUV is even more important because it has been in development for over six years. For those who may not be aware, the Sierra.ev was first showcased as a concept back in 2020. Now, before the June 30 unveiling, here is everything that we know about the Sierra.ev so far. First off, let's talk about the exterior design and styling of the upcoming Tata Sierra.ev. The SUV will retain the iconic design language that has made the Sierra nameplate famous over the years. The recently released teaser images have confirmed that the electric SUV will look very similar to the ICE-powered Sierra. However, it will get a number of EV-specific design elements, which will help it look distinct. At the front, the Sierra.ev will get a closed-off body-coloured grille panel with the Tata logo positioned in the centre. It will also feature a full-width connected LED DRL, rectangular LED headlamps integrated into the bumper, and vertically stacked LED fog lamps. The front bumper will also get additional black cladding, which will give this SUV a more rugged appearance. On the profile, the Sierra.ev will continue to boast the same upright SUV stance along with the iconic Alpine-style rear quarter glass. Other highlights will include flush-fitting door handles, blacked-out pillars, squared wheel arches, and 19-inch aerodynamic dual-tone alloy wheels. As for the rear, the SUV will feature a full-width LED light bar, chunky bumper cladding, a silver skid plate, and Sierra.ev badging. At the moment, Tata Motors has not officially revealed the interior of the Sierra.ev; however, we expect it to share most of
Jun 27, 2026 · via cartoq.com
An NEV manufacturing line in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality Photo: VCG Chinese car brand Polestar said on Thursday that the Trump administration was forcing the electric vehicle (EV) maker to stop selling cars in the US starting with the 2027 model year, as Washington ramps up its crackdown on Chinese EVs. A Chinese analyst said the move reflects the US' overreach in using so-called national security concerns to disguise underlying weaknesses in its own EV sector. The expert warned that such measures could ultimately slow the development of the US EV industry while limiting consumers' access to advanced, cost-competitive EVs, especially as oil prices rise amid geopolitical conflicts. The US Commerce Department did not grant authorization to sell cars for Polestar, an EV brand owned by China's Geely Holding Group (ZGH), under the Connected Vehicles Rule, which restricts the import and sale of cars with connected-vehicle technology linked to China, beginning with the 2027 model year, according to a Reuters report. Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, cellular connectivity and some satellite communications technologies are covered under the rules, said the report. The rule was adopted in January 2025 under former president Joe Biden, and has been kept in place under â Donald Trump. ZGH said in a statement sent to the Global Times on Friday that the company is aware of the recent decision. While specific market access challenges may arise, ZGH is fully confident in its portfolio companies' board and management as they explore all available avenues to serve their customers around the world, said the company. The latest move is part of a continued tightening of US regulatory barriers targeting the Chinese EV sector on the basis of national security. Such restrictions risk distorting normal market competition and further politicizing industrial and technological issues, Zhou Mi, a senior researcher at the
Jun 27, 2026 · via globaltimes.cn
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Jun 27, 2026 · via youtube.com
An electric carmaker partly owned by Volvo Cars announced it is being forced to pull out of the U.S. market, throwing a wrench in its plan to ramp up production in South Carolina. Polestar Automotive Holding said last week that the U.S. Commerce Department has banned it from selling vehicles in the United States under a crackdown on the use of web-connected cameras and other data-collection devices that Chinese or Russian adversaries could exploit. The company did not comment on the agency’s decision, which takes effect with the 2027 model year. Polestar stated that its next step will be to focus on the European market, which already accounts for about 80 percent of its sales. "The automotive industry is entering a new phase, based on regional dynamics," CEO Michael Lohscheller said in a June 25 written statement. The company will sell down its existing U.S. inventory of Polestar 3 and Polestar 4 sport-utility vehicles and “will continue to support customers, including providing access to its service network.” The EV maker, like Volvo, is headquartered in Sweden and owned by China-based Geely Holding. Unlike Polestar, the better-known sibling brand was issued a waiver to the rule last month, allowing it “to continue its growth plans in the U.S.,” according to a written statement. Polestar had warned as early as 2024 that the government’s so-called connected-vehicle policy would "effectively prohibit" it from selling even domestically built cars in the United States. The rule was adopted in early 2025, in waning days of the Biden administration. Citing national security concerns, the White House sought to ban “connected vehicle manufacturers owned by, controlled by or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of China or Russia, and vehicles using their covered software.” “Companies from these countries may be compelled to share data or allow remote
Jun 27, 2026 · via postandcourier.com
MoD has 1,700 Chinese-made cars despite spy fears Experts say vehicles in the ‘white fleet’ incorporated technology that could be used for surveillance of military sites and movements Previous Article Next Article
Jun 27, 2026 · via thetimes.com
Polestar barred from future US sales under Chinese tech rules The rules are designed to block connected vehicles with Chinese software, hardware or ownership ties on national security grounds POLESTAR Automotive Holding UK has been denied authorisation to sell future models in the US from next year under connected-vehicle rules aimed at limiting Chinese technology. Polestar, which is backed by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, said in a statement it will continue selling existing inventory of its Polestar 3 and Polestar 4 electric vehicles and servicing existing customers. The US policy would accelerate its pivot toward Europe while it prepares to manufacture future models in the region, the Swedish company added. Polestar American depositary receipts closed down about 6 per cent on Thursday following the statement. The rules introduced by the Biden administration are designed to block connected vehicles with Chinese software, hardware or ownership ties on national security grounds. Chinese cars also face punitive tariffs, including a 100 per cent import tax on EVs. The decision on Polestar comes after Volvo Car AB last month secured US authorisation to continue importing and selling connected vehicles despite also being effectively controlled by Geely founder Li Shufu. Europe accounts for nearly 80 per cent of Polestar’s sales, while 94 per cent of first-quarter deliveries came from markets outside the US, the company said. “We will continue to invest in markets where we have opportunities to grow,” said Polestar chief executive officer Michael Lohscheller. Geely Holding backed Polestar’s management, according to an emailed statement. “While specific market access challenges may arise, ZGH is fully confident in our portfolio companies’ board and management as they explore all available avenues to serve their customers around the world,” Geely said. SEE ALSO Polestar 3s for the US market are assembled at Volvo’s plant in Charleston, South
Jun 27, 2026 · via businesstimes.com.sg
The U.S. Commerce Department barred Polestar from selling 2027-model-year vehicles in the United States on Thursday, invoking a national security regulation that targets connected vehicles with links to Chinese or Russian ownership — a ruling that applies regardless of where the car is physically built. The Bureau of Industry and Security denied Polestar the authorization it needed to continue U.S. sales, delivering the first high-profile case in which a non-Chinese brand assembled partly on American soil has been pushed out of the market by the Connected Vehicle Rule. The decision is consequential not only for Polestar but for every automaker operating with Chinese capital, Chinese-sourced software, or Chinese-connected supply chain components. Ford is seeking authorization for its China-built Lincoln Nautilus. General Motors is restructuring production of the Buick Envision to move it out of China by 2028. Neither company has received a ruling yet. What the Connected Vehicle Rule Actually Prohibits — and Why Assembly Address Does Not Matter The Connected Vehicle Rule, finalized in January 2025 and effective since March 17, 2025, bans two categories of Chinese- or Russian-linked vehicle technology from the U.S. market. Software prohibitions begin with model year 2027. Hardware prohibitions follow in model year 2030. The regulated technology centers on the Vehicle Connectivity System, or VCS — the set of components that allow a modern vehicle to communicate with the outside world. That system includes the telematics control unit, or TCU, which is the most significant regulated component. A TCU is a cellular-connected computer that acts as the gateway between the vehicle's internal data networks — its Controller Area Network bus, GPS receivers, accelerometers, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi modules — and external servers, apps, and services. It is the system that enables remote start, over-the-air software updates, real-time location tracking, and advanced driver assistance functions. Every
Jun 26, 2026 · via techtimes.com
With 24.5 million connected vehicles, those small interactions add up fast. BMW’s fleet now generates more than 16.6 billion requests each day, processing 184 terabytes of data and 100 million API calls with sub-second latency, AWS reported. BMW now runs more than 600 AI use cases across the business, the company said. Engineers use AI to run crash simulations without building physical prototypes. Procurement teams use it to analyze supplier contracts and generate tender documents. Factory systems use it to inspect welds in real time and flag defects before an order moves down the assembly line. All of it runs on a shared enterprise platform. The platform lets internal teams, including non-technical specialists like battery engineers and logistics planners, build and deploy their own AI tools without writing infrastructure code. More than 12,000 developers work inside BMW’s Software Factory on AWS, the company noted. BMW also uses AI to run automatic root cause analysis on cloud service outages, cutting incident diagnosis from hours to minutes, AWS reported. The system correctly identifies the root cause in 85% of cases. BMW’s Factory Floor Detects Defects and Moves Parts Without Human Input Before BMW built its Connected AI Platform on AWS, the team behind its Intelligent Personal Assistant—the in-vehicle system that learns driver preferences and suggests relevant features on the road—had to wait overnight for the model to complete its training. Now, the platform runs on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service and distributes computing work across multiple GPUs at once rather than processing sequentially on a single machine. Training times dropped from hours to 30 minutes at under 5 euros (about $5.70) per run, AWS reported. The same infrastructure now delivers 60% faster time to market for new connected vehicle features and cuts infrastructure costs by 20%. When BMW migrated legacy systems using AI-powered
Jun 26, 2026 · via pymnts.com
Polestar will go dark in the US market after the 2026 model year, ending sales of its high-end EVs while continuing to support its existing customers. The Sweden-based company—a corporate sibling of Volvo, both brands of the Chinese automotive giant Zhejiang Geely Holding Group—ran afoul of a rule published in the closing days of the Biden administration that generally prohibits Chinese connected-car systems. Polestar revealed its impending exit in a press release that spun the move as a pivot away from the fringe US market, which accounted for only 6% of its retail sales volume in the first quarter of 2026, to meet growing demand in Europe. “The automotive industry is entering a new phase, based on regional dynamics,” says CEO Michael Lohscheller. “Our strategy reflects that, with Europe being our largest growth engine and our plan to manufacture Polestar 7 in Europe.” "Close to 80%" of Polestar's retail sales are from Europe, it says. However, Polestar will continue supporting US drivers of its EVs without specifying for how long. The Commerce Department regulation that Polestar crashed into dates to an investigation the Biden administration launched in February 2024 about potential security risks from Chinese-connected cars. Finalized in January 2025, the Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain rule banned most sales of “Vehicle Connectivity System (VCS) hardware and covered software designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of” China or Russia. Companies can request a specific authorization, as Polestar did without success. Its press office did not return a request for comment emailed Friday morning. Confusingly enough, Volvo did get that authorization in May, even though Geely bought it back in 2010, and its South Carolina factory produces both Volvo and Polestar vehicles. Volvo’s press
Jun 26, 2026 · via pcmag.com
Polestar banned from US market under rule targeting China-linked connected vehicles Polestar will continue selling existing Polestar 3 and Polestar 4 stock and supporting U.S. customers Polestar said on Thursday that the Trump administration is forcing the electric vehicle maker to stop selling vehicles in the U.S. starting with the 2027 model year under a new regulation cracking down on China-linked automakers. The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) declined to grant Polestar authorization to sell cars under the Connected Vehicles Rules, which restricts the importation and sale of cars with connected vehicle technology linked to China starting with the upcoming model year. Bluetooth, wireless internet, cellular connectivity and some satellite communications technologies are covered under the rules based on national security concerns stemming from the ability of such vehicles to collect sensitive data on American owners. The Commerce Department first adopted the rule in January 2025 before the end of the Biden administration, while it has remained in effect under President Donald Trump. Polestar CEO Michael Lohscheller said in a statement that the company will place a greater emphasis on Europe in its corporate strategy going forward, while the automaker's announcement noted that 94% of its retail sales volumes in the first quarter of 2026 was from markets outside the U.S. Lohscheller said that the "automotive industry is entering a new phase, based on regional dynamics. Our strategy reflects that, with Europe being our largest growth engine and our plan to manufacture Polestar 7 in Europe." "Our record sales in 2025 and the first quarter of 2026 show that we are making strong progress, with several new market launches taking place in Europe this year. In addition, we will continue to invest in markets where we have opportunities to continue to grow, like Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe,
Jun 26, 2026 · via foxbusiness.com
Geely-Backed Polestar Forced Out of U.S. by Chinese Auto Tech Ban
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Electric vehicle maker Polestar will exit the U.S. market after failing to secure an exemption from a looming ban on Chinese-linked connected car technology.
The brand, majority-owned by China’s Geely Holding Group, announced Thursday it will halt U.S. sales once its current inventory is cleared. The company is canceling the planned U.S. launch of two new models, though it will continue to provide after-sales support for existing owners.
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Jun 26, 2026 · via caixinglobal.com
California residents may find it difficult to acquire new wheels next month if state legislators can’t hustle a bill across the line to delay the implementation of a series of digital privacy measures. If the state fails to extend its July 1st deadline, every “connected” car in California will become a very expensive lot ornament. That’s probably not what the state’s legislative body had in mind in 2024 when it passed a law which (among many other consumer electronics privacy provisions) required automakers to implement new hurdles for would-be electronic stalkers. State law now requires manufacturers of any connected device to allow owners to terminate shared access to location-tracking services when presented with evidence of a restraining order. Well, according to Automotive News, automakers are collectively warning California that they’re not going to finish implementing their new safeguards in time to meet the July 1 deadline—and likely won’t be able to fully comply with the new law before the end of 2026. As it stands, dealers would have to stop selling any connected car (new or used) whose manufacturer has not yet complied with the law next Wednesday. California’s state legislature is crafting a bill (SB 719) to postpone the first of the new measures by a year, and full implementation until 2031; that would align it with California’s new remote kill switch requirement. That would represent a three-year delay for full compliance; currently, all elements are required to be in place by Jan. 1, 2028. With the the intrusiveness (and exploitability) of modern connected systems, it’s hard to fault California for implementing consumer protections, but it seems automakers simply couldn’t stand things up in time. So, how ’bout it? Can California’s State Senate get itself in gear quickly enough to make this a nothingburger? There’s less than a week
Jun 26, 2026 · via thedrive.com
BYD and Parkopedia announced yesterday a deal that turns the dashboard of every BYD vehicle in Europe into a parking payment terminal — no phone, no app-switching, no typing. The service, called ParkPay, uses Android Automotive OS's persistent location layer to detect when a driver is parking in a supported zone and surfaces a payment prompt automatically. It is scheduled to go live in production vehicles early next year, and existing BYD owners will receive it via an over-the-air update. What European drivers considering or already owning a BYD vehicle need to understand is that this convenience is delivered through a connected-vehicle architecture subject to Chinese national law — and those legal obligations cannot be waived by any European data storage commitment. How BYD ParkPay Works: The AAOS Architecture Behind Geo-Triggered Payments ParkPay is built on Android Automotive OS (AAOS), a full embedded operating system that runs directly on the vehicle's hardware — distinct from Android Auto, which merely mirrors a smartphone's screen. BYD's European models run AAOS with Google built-in (Google Automotive Services, or GAS), which means Google Maps, the Google Play Store, and Google Assistant are native to the infotainment system alongside BYD's own apps. The technical mechanism behind ParkPay's contactless-style experience is geofencing: a virtual perimeter drawn around every parking zone in Parkopedia's database of more than 90 million spaces across 90 countries. The AAOS location layer — operating through the Vehicle Hardware Abstraction Layer, which bridges the car's GPS receiver and other sensors to the software stack — continuously monitors the vehicle's position. When the car crosses into a registered parking zone, the Car Services layer triggers a notification on the infotainment display. The ParkPay app opens with the relevant zone pre-selected. A few taps later, the parking session is underway. In the UK, payments are
Jun 26, 2026 · via techtimes.com