Congress is laying the groundwork for what a key Republican hopes will foster bipartisan legislation this year to combat foreign-maligned threats facing American drivers.
Federal lawmakers have found consensus in combating China’s ability to collect and weaponize data through U.S. transportation systems like toll roads and traffic cameras, despite being in opposing lanes on the root causes and solutions.
Former senior cybersecurity officials and experts on China and the long-haul trucking industry warned lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday of the sweeping Chinese ties to technology systems used in the U.S. transportation industry.
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“There’s two things I always say that inspire politicians,” Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), who led the hearing, later told the Washington Examiner. “One of them is money. This has
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