India, March 4 -- US President Joe Biden recently launched an investigation that seeks to probe if China-made cars can be used for espionage-related activities in his country. Although the number of China-made cars on US roads are microscopically few at present, the probe will reportedly focus on the chances of technologies used in such vehicles that may also be used for spying.

As Biden begins his bid to get re-elected as the US President, a key focus area is to push back against Chinese car makers looking at expanding their respective presence in key global markets. The White House has highlighted that the recently-launched probe will look at the potential of connected cars posing a risk to national security and if these can open 'new ...