US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Chinese connected cars could collect 'a lot of data around US persons that goes right back to Beijing'

The US Justice Department is examining whether Tesla misled consumers, investors and regulators about its promises for self-driving vehicles

The Chinese tech firm has also launched seven EV models in partnership with domestic automakers as it bids to become a major player in the sector

Chinese carmakers are turning to Nvidia for advanced technology in an effort to compensate for what they currently lack in global brand recognition

China has the potential to become the world’s largest market for autonomous vehicles, with total sales predicted to hit $230 billion by 2030

China's rising EV brands are a key market for automotive technology makers as they race each other to launch more automated driving functions

The smartphone giant’s chief Lei Jun said the company was aiming to become 'one of the world's top five automakers'

Earlier this month, BMW Group said it had received a test license for L3 self-driving on high-speed roads in Shanghai

Some Congress members say they are worried about how Beijing might use a fleet of robot cars in an armed conflict with the United States

Wang Weibao, who was indicted by the US this week for stealing sensitive technology, stole “the entirety of Apple’s 'autonomous' source code”

The indictment was part of five cases centred on allegations concerning the theft of trade secrets and other technology, of which two others relate to China

One of the proposed rules is aimed at pushing carmakers to use domestic cloud services by banning smart cars in the country from transferring data directly abroad