By Nora EckertSOLON, Ohio, July 21 (Reuters) - A nondescript facility south of Cleveland has become an early staging ground for the auto industry's next supply-chain pivot: replacing vehicle hardware from China. The plant belongs to Eagle Wireless, a maker of electronics that was formed in late 2025, largely in response to a federal rule that bans certain Chinese connected-car software and hardware in U.S. vehicles by the end of the decade. "There's a massive ‌opportunity for us," said TJ Dembinski, president of Eagle Wireless. They prohibit the use of Chinese connectivity software starting in the 2027 model year, and hardware from model-year 2030. One former Detroit executive said when they compared the cost of a non-China automated-driving system with one using Chinese tech, including LiDAR, they were floored.