Texas is suing GM for tracking drivers’ data – but these other car companies do the same thing

Fast Company, August 20, 2024

Former Tesla Supercharging head to help Uber with EV transition

Teslarati, August 20, 2024

Sen. Dave Cortese looks to reintroduce legislation allowing cities to regulate robotaxis

Mountain View Voice, August 16, 2024

Zeekr tackles EV range anxiety with 10-minute battery charge

Automotive News Europe, August 14, 2024

You’ve heard of carjacking – but what about carhacking?

Yahoo! Tech, August 10, 2024

DOD Needs Solutions for the Proliferation of Autonomous Vehicles, Defense Official Says

U.S. Department of Defense, August 9, 2024

The Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (“the Act” or “the Rhode Island Data Privacy Act”) was signed into law on June 28, 2024, and has become the nineteenth state to enact comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation, while many other bills introduced in states such as Maine and Louisiana have gone inactive in recent months. Like other state laws, the Rhode Island Data Privacy Act does not directly address VPD, but it is implied.

Tesla in Seattle-area crash that killed motorcyclist was using self-driving system, authorities say

AP, July 30, 2024

Volkswagen And Rivian Are Teaming Up On Software In $5 Billion Deal

Inside EVs, July 29, 2024

Automakers Sold Driver Data To Insurance Companies For Next To Nothing

Jalopnik, July 26, 2024

After Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (“MCDPA”) on May 24, 2024, Minnesota became the eighteenth state to enact comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation. The MCDPA will go into effect on July 31, 2025. While the conditions of the Act most similarly reflect the Connecticut and Virginia consumer data privacy law models, the MCDPA also applies to technology providers under Minnesota’s education data laws, such as entities that provide technology to schools. As with other state privacy laws, the MCDPA does not directly address VPD, but it is implicated.

As recently reported by the New York Times and other media outlets, Kenn Dahl, a 65-year-old owner of a software company near Seattle, saw his car insurance premiums skyrocket by 21 percent in 2022. When he questioned his insurance agent about the sudden increase, he was told that his “LexisNexis report” may have played a significant role in this hike.

Maryland and Nebraska have joined the ranks after signing their own respective comprehensive data privacy laws. Both the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act, effective October 1, 2025, and the Nebraska Data Privacy Act, effective January 1, 2024, resemble the other state data privacy laws. Like other states, these laws do not address vehicle performance data specifically, but it is implicated.

With the signing of the Kentucky Consumer Data Privacy Act (“the Kentucky CDPA”) on April 4, 2024 by Governor Andy Beshear, the state has become the fifteenth state in the US to enact comprehensive data privacy legislation on the state level, going into effective on January 1, 2026.  Like other states, the Kentucky CDPA does not address vehicle performance data (“VPD”) specifically, but it is implicated.

Bipartisan data security breakthrough

The Hill, April 9, 2024

Tesla settles with Apple engineer’s family who said Autopilot caused his fatal crash

CNN Business, April 8, 2024

Gov. Andy Beshear Vetoes Self-Driving Vehicles Bill

Governing, April 8, 2024

Elon Musk requires ‘FSD’ demo for every prospective Tesla buyer in North America

CNBC, March 25, 2024

GM, Ford will reroute Baltimore shipments after bridge collapse

Reuters, March 26, 2024

New cars are now ‘the worst’ products when it comes to protecting consumer data

CNBC, March 23, 2024