WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Secretary

Gina Raimondo said on Wednesday that her department plans to

issue proposed rules on Chinese connected vehicles this fall,

citing national security risks to Americans' data.

Raimondo said last week the United States could take

"extreme action" and ban Chinese connected vehicles or impose

restrictions on them after the Biden administration in February

launched a probe into whether Chinese vehicle imports pose

national security risks. Raimondo told a U.S. Senate committee

on Wednesday, "The national security risks are quite

significant."