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Modern cars are \u201csmartphones on wheels\u201d and perfect vehicles for spying on us<\/a>, a Polish expert said at a parliamentary hearing on Thursday, warning that joint EU action was needed to counter China in particular.<\/p>\n

Paulina Uzna\u0144ska, a researcher at the Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) in Warsaw, warned members of the European Parliament\u2019s industry and defence committees that such connected cars could be used for cyber-attacks.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo matter who produces them, no matter what\u2019s the country of origin, these cars can be hacked,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Data collection<\/strong><\/p>\n

Smart cars are \u201cpacked\u201d with all sort of sensors, cameras and radars, and are connected to the internet, Uzna\u0144ska said. They collect vast amounts of data on the drivers\u2019 biometrics and what is happening around the vehicle.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have enormous potential to gather data about, for example, military zones when they pass by them,\u201d Uzna\u0144ska said. The EU should start protecting military facilities and critical infrastructure, she recommended.<\/p>\n

Some EU countries are already taking action. Poland, for example, is considering banning<\/a> the movement of Chinese cars around military sites.<\/p>\n

China is becoming a global powerhouse in intelligent vehicles and explicitly sees the technology as a strategic asset. For that reason, it is also highly sensitive to the national security risks posed by foreign vehicles \u2013 notably Tesla cars \u2013 Uzna\u0144ska said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTesla cars faced informal limits on driving and parking near sensitive areas in China, for example, near government buildings or during high-level events attended by Xi Jinping,\u201d she said. \u201cThese limits were lifted only after Tesla passed China\u2019s data security tests.\u201d<\/p>\n

EU reform<\/strong><\/p>\n

The broader issue of clean tech cybersecurity is already high on the European Commission\u2019s agenda. On 20 January, it proposed a review<\/a>  of the Cybersecurity Act (CSA2) that would allow the bloc to designate high-risk countries and suppliers posing cybersecurity threats to specific critical sectors.<\/p>\n

In turn, EU countries would have to adopt measures to mitigate those risks, which could go as far as excluding certain high risk entities from supply chains.<\/p>\n

The law does not explicitly name electric cars, but EU tech chief, Henna Virkkunen, said<\/a> at a press conference that the Commission was already working on risk assessments for connected vehicles.<\/p>\n

China is not named in the proposal either, but several Chinese entities are already considered high risk in 5G telecommunication networks, putting Beijing firmly on the EU executive\u2019s radar.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe think that intelligent vehicles should be explicitly included in the revision of the EU Cybersecurity Act,\u201d Uzna\u0144ska told EU lawmakers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we do this regulation well, it can be a very potent non-tariff barrier, and it can help us catalyse a booming, safe, EU-based industry for automotive software and for sensors,\u201d Uzna\u0144ska added.<\/p>\n

But the EU must act now: \u201cThe risk is already on our roads,\u201d she warned, calling for harmonised rules across the bloc.<\/p>\n

(rh, aw)<\/p>\n

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