Electric cars collect a lot of data, but who actually owns the data ? In the case of Tesla, for each trip, the car records the complete driving track, GPS coordinates and other records for each mile. Tesla claims to anonymize the data it collects, but researchers who reverse-engineered Autopilot’s data collection found that de-anonymization is actually easy, and complete de-identification is basically impossible. Tesla doesn’t sell data, but it does share it with service providers, partners or government agencies. Owners can buy special tools to access the event data recorder on their car, but that’s only a tiny fraction of the data Tesla collects, related only to crashes. When the government knows that EV makers hold a vast repository of information, it is only a matter of time before they seek access to this database. Tesla is the industry leader, and data-driven cars are becoming the industry standard. When a car is as powerful and convenient as a cell phone, it’s no surprise that it faces challenges in surveillance, privacy, and liability.
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