It could be the Biden administration’s last big trade policy measure: The planned US law on connected vehicles, NPRM (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking). At its core, it aims to ban Chinese and Russian components in connected cars for security reasons. Both hardware and software are affected. Its consequences are as unforeseeable as the details of the corresponding regulation remain unclear. After all, the automotive industry is more global than ever, and China plays a leading role in developing and constructing connected and smart vehicles.