THE LATEST | CANADAChris Miller/Financial Times: America’s connected car restrictions create the opposite incentive. Restrictions on Chinese tech have induced some Chinese firms to share knowhow and intellectual property when Chinese firms are locked out. China’s Quectel, for example, is reported to have transferred software to Eagle Wireless in the US, expanding its position as a supplier of cellular modules that connect cars to the internet.
The connectivity rules also strengthen the hand of US legacy automakers in any new joint ventures. Chinese partners know they must transfer technology to American hands, which will then control any software updates. America’s lead in auto tech is enhanced. Europe, by contrast, is barely in the race…