Cars are being fitted with an ever-increasing
array of sensors and cameras to assist drivers. But the data such equipment
generates can also be used by manufacturers to develop new technologies, such
as autonomous driving systems, raising privacy, and security concerns, particularly
when the information is sent abroad.
Automakers in China are required to store data
generated by vehicles locally and need to get regulatory approval when they
need to export critical data abroad.
US electric carmaker Tesla is under scrutiny
in China over its storage and handling of customer data.
Beijing has been increasingly concerned over
the mountains of data amassed by private firms and whether such information
could be attacked or misused, especially by foreign states. It recently
implemented a new data security law and is tightening up oversight in other
related areas.
In May, Reuters reported that staff at some
Chinese government offices were told not to park their Tesla cars inside
government compounds due to security concerns over vehicle cameras, according
to two people with knowledge of the matter.
China Automotive Engineering Research
Institute (CAERI) said in a statement it has developed a system to analyse the
path of data transmission by using a communication-detection device to monitor
uploaded data and data gathered from vehicles in a testing environment.
CAERI said the system is the first of its kind
in China and was praised by government bodies.
The institute also tested several vehicles,
including Tesla's Model 3 sedan as well as sport-utility vehicles made by Audi,
Daimler Mercedes-Benz, and Land Rover, the statement said. It did not disclose
the results.
Global automakers, including Tesla, Ford
Motor, and BMW, told Reuters in May they were setting up local data centres to
comply with China's regulatory requirement. © Reuters
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