Chinese laser-sensor maker Hesai awaits Pentagon notification on blacklist decision

“The DoD requires labyrinthine approvals and can be subject to all sorts of hold-ups due to ordinary bureaucratic delays,” according to Bill Drexel of the Centre for a New American Security, a Washington-based think tank.

“That said, with the blowback from the announcement that Hesai may be removed from the blacklist, it seems likely that the decision is coming under some further scrutiny internally,” said Drexel.

Lidar remained “a very important strategic technology for defence and we can’t afford to get this wrong”, he added.

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