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Exclusive: US government lab is probing Chinese-made lidar for security vulnerabilities

The lab is examining whether lower-cost sensors from Hesai and RoboSense could expose vehicle data or let attackers disable systems, sources said.

Summary by TechCrunch
The security review is being performed by the Idaho National Laboratory, and the research is being funded by a company -- or a group of companies -- in the electric and autonomous vehicle industries.

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TechCrunch broke the news in San Francisco, United States on Friday, August 21, 2026.
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