Defense spending measure would bar Chinese lidar in US military systems

Published on May 24, 2024

U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-NY, speaks during a briefing at the Capitol in Washington, on May 7, 2024.
A U.S. defense spending bill advanced by the House of Representatives this week contains a measure that would bar the use of Chinese-made lidar sensors in U.S. military systems.

The measure, introduced by Rep. Elise Stefanik, a Republican from New York, would block the U.S. Defense Department from buying or using the Chinese-made version of the technology, which is a type of light sensor that is widely used in both autonomous vehicles and drones to help the machines gain a three-dimensional view of the world around them.

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