#connectedcars — Public Fediverse posts

Your car and its mobile app are probably handing over all kinds of data to tech companies

Researchers at Northeastern University found vehicles and their companion apps regularly shared detailed data with some of the largest tech companies.

https://justpaste.in/news/your-car-and-its-mobile-app-are-probably-handing-over-all-kinds-of-data-to-tech-companies/

#connectedcars #mobileapps #Apps #Transportation #data

https://www.europesays.com/ie/712743/ Car apps are sharing sensitive data, and fixing car privacy takes more than a settings toggle #CarPrivacy #cars #ConnectedCars #ConsumerReports #DataPrivacy #Éire #HondaLink #IE #Ireland #Mobile #NortheasternUniversity #Technology

New by me: Connected Cars Have an Access Problem That Outlasts the Sale

https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/connected-cars-have-an-access-problem-that-outlasts-the-sale/

#Cybersecurity #Privacy #ConnectedCars

Google Wallet can turn a compatible Android phone into a car key, provided the phone and vehicle support the feature.

Android 12+ is required.

Depending on the model, users may be able to unlock the car, start it and share the key with other phones, including iPhones.

Support varies widely by device, vehicle and trim.

The convenience also creates a dependency: a lost phone, weak screen lock or software failure…

https://en.hacks.gr/xekleidoma-kai-ekkinisi-aytokinitoy-apo-android-kinito-se-orismena-montela/

#GoogleWallet #Android12 #DigitalCarKey #ConnectedCars

4 pillars of NXP’s future of cars: Sense, think, connect & act

We caught up with Sanjay Gupta, NXP India Head, Vice President and India Managing Director. He talked about…
#Netherlands #Nederland #NL #Europe #Europa #EU #NXP #Chips #ConnectedCars
https://www.europesays.com/netherlands/43709/

Chinese Vehicle Ban Bill Cleared Committee: Mercedes May Be Its First Casualty

A Mercedes-Benz GLC SUV is displayed at the Beijing Auto Show in Beijing on April 25, 2026. Greg…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Mercedes-Benz #AllianceforAutomotiveInnovation #byd #Chinesevehicleban #Congress #ConnectedCars #ConnectedVehicleSecurityAct #Mercedes-BenzChineseownershipthreshold #nationalsecurity
https://www.europesays.com/germany/85021/

Hyundai Motor India targets 1 million connected-car sales by 2027 | Company News

Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) on Monday announced that it was targeting cumulative sales of 1 million “connected…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #HyundaiMotor #Bluelink #connectedcars #connectedvehicletechnology #electricSUV #HMIL #Hyundai #HyundaiIndia #HyundaiMotorIndia #SDV #software-definedvehicles #TarunGarg
https://www.europesays.com/korea/114499/

Hyundai Motor India Aims for 1 Million Connected Cars by 2027, ETAuto

HMIL introduced its Bluelink connected car technology in 2019 with the Hyundai Venue, which the company describes as…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #HyundaiMotor #autotech #autotechnologynews #connectedcars #connectedmobility #connectedtechnology #Hyundai #HyundaiMotorIndia #software-definedvehicle
https://www.europesays.com/korea/114463/

The Centre has proposed a phased rollout of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication systems in new vehicles, aiming to improve road safety through connected mobility https://english.mathrubhumi.com/auto/india-v2v-communication-rules-new-vehicles-ais230-qhker0ia?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #V2V #ConnectedCars #RoadSafety #MoRTH #Automotive

Weekly output: Waze updates, Google Images turns 25, Samsung turns to more titanium, Frontier Airlines + Starlink, bill to ban Chinese cars

This week may have featured an unwanted import of smoky, hazy air from Canadian wildfires, but at least that miasma did not descend on the District until Friday–the day after I got to the one Fort Reno concert I’m likely to be able to see this summer.

Patreon readers got a bonus post assessing when I’m likely to need to replace my three oldest computers–and explaining why the oldest machine is not at the front of that list.

7/13/2026: Waze Gets AI, Personalization Options—Including One to Make It Less Chatty, PCMag

I have to admit that I had not used Waze in quite some time, so I downloaded a copy to refresh my memory. I’m glad I did, as this exercise reminded that Waze has yet to match Google’s ability to show which routing will be most efficient.

7/14/2026: Google Images Marks Its 25 Birthday by Adding AI Image Generation, PCMag

This was another Google item from an embargoed announcement. It was going to be an unusually short post, but then I realized that Google’s anniversary post didn’t mention the date the company launched Google Images. Some quick Googling surfaced a New York Times story apparently written on that day, July 12, 2001.

7/14/2026: Samsung Teases New Screen Substrate for Its Next Foldable: Titanium, PCMag

One of my editors asked if I could pick up this announcement; since I try to be the guy who solves problems for my editors and since I rarely get to cover metallurgical topics, I said I would.

7/15/2026: Frontier Airlines Is Adding Starlink, But You Might Have to Pay for It, PCMag

I was going to write this Tuesday but had to set it aside for the Samsung news. But that delay gave me some extra time to send a further round of questions to Frontier’s PR office about their weird unwillingness to say what the service will cost (if an ultra-low-cost carrier that literally has “ULCC” as its stock ticker doesn’t say upfront that a service is free, it’s not going to be free) and whether they would finally add power outlets (apparently not).

7/18/2026: Bill Would Ban Chinese Connected Cars in the US—From Sale and on the Streets, PCMag

I could have written this post in fewer words if I hadn’t gotten into how Congress has done nothing to address people’s privacy concerns about non-Chinese connected cars, but I wasn’t going to do that. I will not stop reminding readers about how Congress keeps failing to pass any sort of comprehensive privacy legislation.

More and more new cars in the EU are becoming connected and capable of collecting driving data.

We’re told it’s about safety. Maybe. But history shows that data collected for one purpose often ends up being used for others.

Privacy is easier to lose than to get back.

#Privacy #DigitalRights #Surveillance #ConnectedCars #EU #Technology #DataProtection

AUSTRALIA FACES CYBER THREATS AND WEATHER WOES

Australian politicians warned by ASIO about smart car hacking risks. Learn how connected vehicles could be used for spying.

#SmartCarSecurity, #AustraliaPolitics, #CyberThreat, #ASIO, #ConnectedCars

https://newsletter.tf/australia-politicians-smart-car-hacking-risks/

Australia's security agency is warning politicians that internet-connected cars could be used for spying. This is a new type of digital threat.

#SmartCarSecurity, #AustraliaPolitics, #CyberThreat, #ASIO, #ConnectedCars
https://newsletter.tf/australia-politicians-smart-car-hacking-risks/

Are our cars spying on us? A cybersecurity expert explains how to stay safe
#Tech #ConnectedCars #Cybersecurity #Privacy #EVs #DataPrivacy #CarSecurity #SmartCars #DigitalPrivacy #VehicleData #DataProtection #Automotive #OnlineSafety #PrivacyRights #ASIO
https://the-14.com/are-our-cars-spying-on-us-a-cybersecurity-expert-explains-how-to-stay-safe/

Trump Admin permits Volvo to keep selling connected cars in the U.S.

Volvo Cars reached an agreement with the Trump administration that exempts the automaker from a U.S. crackdown on…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #China #connectedcars #theWhiteHouse #TrumpAdministration #VolvoCars
https://www.europesays.com/3019564/

https://www.europesays.com/3019564/ Trump Admin permits Volvo to keep selling connected cars in the U.S. #China #ConnectedCars #TheWhiteHouse #TrumpAdministration #VolvoCars

https://www.europesays.com/pl/369361/ Toyota buduje oprogramowanie w Polsce. Wrocław otrzymał centrum IT na całą Europę #AplikacjeMobilne #automotive #ConnectedCars #InwestycjeIT #lexus #Oprogramowanie #PL #Poland #Polish #Polska #Polski #RynekPracyIT #SoftwareDefinedVehicles #toyota #wroclaw

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/04/01/openai-chatgpt-apple-carplay-voice-hands-free-xcxwbn/

ChatGPT Arrives on Apple CarPlay as First AI Chatbot

#AI #ChatGPT #OpenAI #AppleCarPlay #Apple #iOS #iOS26 #iPhone #VoiceAssistants #Chatbots #AIAssistants #AIIntegration #ConnectedCars

📢🚗⚠️ Car tyre sensors designed for safety may also expose drivers to tracking. Researchers found TPMS signals broadcast unique IDs that can be intercepted with cheap radio receivers.

Read more: https://hackread.com/car-tyre-sensors-track-drivers-without-knowledge/

#CyberSecurity #Privacy #IoT #ConnectedCars #Surveillance

https://www.evshift.com/408661/grok-coming-to-tesla-vehicles-worldwide-this-week-this-is-what-it-does/ Grok Coming To Tesla Vehicles Worldwide This Week – This is What it Does… #ArtificialIntelligence #AutonomousFuture #Coming #ConnectedCars #does #ElectricCars #ElectricVehicles #EV #EVTechnology #Grok #GrokAi #InCarAssistant #Tesla #VehicleSoftwareUpdate #Vehicles #week #WorldWide

https://www.europesays.com/uk/746010/ EU Needs Smart-Car Data Security Rules And Can Learn From China, Group Says #ChineseElectricVehicles #ChineseHackers #ConnectedCars #ConnectedCarsHackingRisk #CyberRisks #CyberSecurity #ElectricVehicles #EU #Europe #European #EuropeanUnion #HybridVehicles #ResearchAndTrends #SmartCars

Samsung Wallet Meets Toyota: Your Phone as a Car Key

https://techlife.blog/posts/samsung-wallet-digital-key-toyota/

#Samsung #Toyota #SamsungWallet #DigitalKey #TechNews #RAV4 #ConnectedCars

https://www.evshift.com/373989/tesla-is-integrating-starlink-into-its-electric-cars-every-brand-should-do-this/ Tesla is integrating Starlink into its Electric Cars – Every Brand Should Do This! #AutomotiveInnovation #Brand #CARS #ConnectedCars #ELECTRIC #ElectricCars #ElectricVehicles #EV #EVTechnology #Integrating #SatelliteInternet #SmartVehicles #Starlink #Tesla

Researchers disclosed a critical buffer overflow (CVE-2024-39432) in connected car modems that enables remote code execution and lateral movement across the vehicle SoC.

The findings challenge long-held assumptions about cellular protocol isolation in automotive systems.

Full analysis:
https://www.technadu.com/critical-vulnerabilities-in-connected-car-modems-expose-critical-vehicle-security-risks-researchers-say/615891/

#AutomotiveSecurity #ConnectedCars #RCE #IoTSecurity

https://www.europesays.com/2579632/ United Kingdom Luxury Car Analysis Report 2025: Rise of #ConnectedCar #ConnectedCars #GreatBritain #LuxuryCar #LuxuryVehicle #MercedesBenz #PremiumCar #PremiumVehicle #ResearchAndMarkets #UnitedKingdom #VehicleOwnership

Gracenote survey shows 60% see infotainment as key buying factor: New data reveals 94% of drivers would switch to in-dash systems if improved, while 67% want unified content organization across all sources. https://ppc.land/gracenote-survey-shows-60-see-infotainment-as-key-buying-factor/ #Infotainment #InDashSystems #CarTech #ConnectedCars #DriverExperience

Connected cars are racing ahead, but security is stuck in neutral https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/09/connected-car-cybersecurity-europe/ #connectedcars #supplychain #Don'tmiss #cyberrisk #Features #Hotstuff #hardware #News #car

Connected cars are smart, convenient, and open to cyberattacks https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/05/connected-cars-cybersecurity-risk/ #InternetofThings #RunSafeSecurity #connectedcars #cybersecurity #hardware #report #survey #News

crash Impact Sensors Meet RFID — The Future of Safer Roads
The question isn’t if — it’s how soon.
know more : https://zurl.co/MsIMu
#Smidmart #TrackAndTrace #RFID #CrashImpact #FutureMobility #SmartSafety #ConnectedCars #NextGenTech #B2B #smidmart

Securing vehicles as they become platforms for code and data https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/07/15/robert-knoblauch-element-fleet-management-operations-security/ #Artificialintelligence #ElementFleetManagement #automotivesecurity #connectedcars #cybersecurity #Don'tmiss #Features #Hotstuff #strategy #threat #News #car

Ransomware in Cars: Why Automotive Cyberattacks Are Spiking in 2025
https://www.autoblog.com/news/ransom-automotive-cyber-attacks-increase-2025
#cybersecurity #automobiles #connectedcars #ransomware #riskmanagement

Thieves don’t need your car keys, just a wireless signal https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/06/19/keyless-car-theft-research/ #automotivesecurity #connectedcars #cybersecurity #carhacking #cyberrisk #hardware #News

🚨 Data Privacy Alert: Your Car Is Watching You

Modern vehicles are increasingly becoming rolling surveillance systems. From GPS logs to your media habits and even facial recognition, the data collected by connected cars is staggering—and under-regulated.

In Tsaaro’s latest blog, we explore:
🧠 What your vehicle really knows about you
🛑 Why most users don’t even know what’s being collected
📜 How GDPR, India’s DPDP Act, and draft AIS-189 attempt to fill the legal void
🔐 The need for granular, in-vehicle consent and localized processing

🔗 Full blog: https://tsaaro.com/blogs/real-time-risk-the-privacy-implications-of-connected-vehicle-data/

#Infosec #Privacy #ConnectedCars #DataProtection #DPDP #AIS189 #SurveillanceCapitalism

Connected cars drive into a cybersecurity crisis https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/04/04/cybersecurity-risks-cars/ #automotivesecurity #connectedcars #cybersecurity #carhacking #VicOne #News

Researchers expose Subaru’s now-patched web flaws, revealing how millions of Subarus with Starlink features in the US, Canada, and Japan could be tracked. A wake-up call for connected cars. #Subaru #Cybersecurity #Starlink #TechNews #ConnectedCars #Privacy #Innovation #Hacking

"Smart" cars? More like "Spy" cars! 🕵️ US announces ban on Chinese vehicles over concerns about connected car tech collecting sensitive data. Turns out your car knows more about your daily routine than your therapist! New rules effective 2027-2030. #ConnectedCars #TechSecurity

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/01/14/216250/us-finalizes-rule-to-effectively-ban-chinese-vehicles

Four districts in southern China launch a pilot framework for connected cars, aiming to make autonomous robotaxis a reality across cities. 🚗🤖 #ConnectedCars #AutonomousVehicles #Robotaxi #SmartCities #TechInnovation #ChinaTech #FutureOfMobility

🎉 Introducing the latest in privacy innovation: your car, now equipped with a "Share Everything" mode! 🚗💬

Who needs privacy laws when your vehicle can keep your friends updated on your every move? After all, nothing screams "modern convenience" like a car that tattles.

#ConnectedCars
https://fed.dyne.org/post/313804

Can certification and labels for #ConnectedCars provide sufficient privacy and data protection?
More honesty needed by car manufacturers on how collected data is used, eg whether sold to ensurance companies.

Weekly output: Snapdragon Windows software compatibility, Qualcomm’s connected-car ambitions, Snap Spectacles ’24, Mark Vena podcast, Bluesky business plans, Qualcomm 8-core Snapdragon X Plus benchmarking, election security

Before I get to my usual list of what got published under my name this week, I need to vent about what did not get published by the Washington Post this week: the endorsement of Kamala Harris that, by multiple accounts, was quashed by imported-from-London publisher Will Lewis at the direction of owner Jeff Bezos. The insultingly vapid explanation by Lewis can only be read as Bezos attempting to grovel for a lesser spot for his businesses on Donald Trump’s enemies list.

This is a craven betrayal of the legacy of Katharine Graham, who defied the threats of Richard Nixon and his lackeys while the Post published the Pentagon Papers and documented Nixon’s Watergate crimes.

Jeff Bezos, you are no Kay Graham.

10/22/2024: Qualcomm Moves to Ease Windows on Snapdragon Compatibility Concerns, PCMag

My first post from Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit covered a series of moves to address one lingering concern of that company’s rollout of fast and battery-friendly laptop processors: compatibility with existing Windows apps and peripherals. Reminder: Qualcomm covered my airfare and lodging on this trip.

10/24/2024: Qualcomm Revs Up Connected-Car Ambitions at Snapdragon Summit, PCMag

Then I filed a much longer post unpacking Qualcomm’s pitch to automakers to use its connected-car platforms. It was weird to see the only in-person endorsements from automakers in Qualcomm’s day-two keynote come from Chinese manufacturers.

10/25/2024: Snap Spectacles ’24 First Look: AR Glasses That Aren’t Vaporware, PCMag

I tried out these augmented-reality glasses Monday afternoon but didn’t have time to write about them until Thursday morning–the first-world problem of being at a conference with a packed schedule six time zones to the left of my editors.

10/25/2024: Ep 70 SmartTechCheck Moment — Ruminations on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit 2024 in Hawaii, Mark Vena

I joined my industry-analyst pal Mark Vena and other analysts Mike Feibus, Francis Sideco and Dave Altavilla to record a podcast from a lawn at the Wailea Beach Resort, Qualcomm’s venue for the summit.

10/25/2024: Bluesky Readies Subscription Option, Says It Won’t Be Like X Premium, PCMag

I hustled to write this short post from Maui’s airport before a flight to Los Angeles that I didn’t even realize would have no WiFi for most of the flight over the Pacific.

10/27/2024: Qualcomm’s 8-Core Snapdragon X Plus, Tested: A Competitive, Cheaper Chip, PCMag

The research for this post began with a benchmarking session Qualcomm hosted at IFA about seven weeks ago, after which my editor and I were respectively slammed with travel and other schedule conflicts–while, conveniently enough, laptops with these new processors had not yet shipped.

10/27/2024: Election security, Alaraby

I appeared via Zoom on this Arabic-language news channel to share some details from my experience as an Arlington County poll worker.

Updated 10/28/2024 to add a link to my TV hit.

#benchmarks #Bluesky #connectedCars #electionSecurity #Hawaii #MarkVena #Maui #pollWorker #Qualcomm #SnapSpectacles #SnapChat #SnapdragonSummit #SnapdragonX #X #Xitter

🚗🔒 A US official has raised alarms over the potential dangers of Chinese tech in vehicles, warning it could lead to "catastrophic outcomes." As the government moves to ban connected-car technology from China, concerns about data privacy and national security grow. Will this reshape the automotive landscape? 🤔 #ChineseTech #NationalSecurity #ConnectedCars

🔗 https://nypost.com/2024/09/25/business/us-official-warns-of-potential-dangers-of-chinese-tech-in-cars/

The future of automotive cybersecurity: Treating vehicles as endpoints https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/09/05/automotive-cybersecurity-future/ #automotivesecurity #managedsecurity #NuspireNetworks #connectedcars #Don'tmiss #cyberrisk #Features #Hotstuff #opinion #News

#Journals | Security and Safety
📢 #CallForPapers
Special Issue on “Security and Safety in Intelligent Connected Vehicle” #OpenAccess
Guest editors from the
#NDSC, #Qualcomm
#BeihangUniversity
#ShanghaiUniversity

📅 Submission deadline – 30 December 2024
Read More➡️ https://bit.ly/3YhIDQ3

#EDPSciences
#IntelligentVehicles #ConnectedCars #CyberSecurity #VehicleSafety #SmartTransportation #ResearchOpportunity #AcademicPublishing
@ScienceScholar @academicsunite
@academicchatter

#Journals | Security and Safety
📢 #CallForPapers
Special Issue on “Security and Safety in Intelligent Connected Vehicle” #OpenAccess
Guest editors from the
#NDSC, #Qualcomm
#BeihangUniversity
#ShanghaiUniversity

📅 Submission deadline – 30 December 2024
Read More➡️ https://bit.ly/3YhIDQ3

#EDPSciences
#IntelligentVehicles #ConnectedCars #CyberSecurity #VehicleSafety #SmartTransportation #ResearchOpportunity #AcademicPublishing #SpecialIssue

CDT’s Privacy & Data Senior Policy Counsel, Andrew Crawford, in @nytimes on the #privacy implications of #ConnectedCars & renewed gov’t interest in how this technology’s data collection practices impact consumers. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/technology/regulators-investigate-carmakers-driver-tracking.html cc: @kashhill

CDT’s Privacy & Data Senior Policy Counsel, Andrew Crawford, in @NYTimes on the #privacy implications of #ConnectedCars & renewed gov’t interest in how this technology’s data collection practices impact consumers. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/technology/regulators-investigate-carmakers-driver-tracking.html cc: @kashhill

Vroom, Vroom!
Check your oil, pump the tires, and be sure your OS is updated to the latest version! 😳 What?!

I got to join Sean Martin on this Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast and it was a lot of fun to chat with Scott Sheahan!

Enjoy!

🚗 💻 Wheels, Wires, Silicon, Sensors, Networks, and Data: Navigating the Cybersecurity Across an #Automotive Ecosystem on the Road to Passenger #VehicleAutonomy 🚙 💻

In our latest episode of the Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast, Sean Martin is joined by Marco Ciappelli (co-founder ITSPmagazine Podcasts and host of the Redefining Society Podcast | Musing On Society & Technology) to welcome Scott Sheahan (Rustic Security LLC) to engage in a riveting discussion that navigates the complex roads of automotive #cybersecurity, #privacy in connected vehicles, and the future of autonomous driving.

Discover how the industry is looking for experts to help steer the conversation towards safer and more secure automotive technologies, addressing pivotal aspects such as ISO/SAE 21434, the notable impact of connected vehicles on data privacy, and the evolving landscape of the right to repair.

Tune in to explore how the automotive world is adapting to cybersecurity challenges—a journey crucial for professionals across sectors.

🗺️ 🧭 📺 🎙 ✨ ⤵️
https://youtu.be/E1Wj3yNeCwQ

#AutomotiveCybersecurity #ConnectedCars #DataPrivacy #RightToRepair#RedefiningCyberSecurity #Cybersecurity #AutonomousVehicles

From the FTC about the car data sharing stories that have come out. They want you to report it to them and share your stories.

https://x.com/ftc/status/1768340957299126681?s=46&t=gFjDalGkNm0za1GvLz-yug

“Concerned about what information your car collects and how it’s used?

Tell the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. Click “Report now” then choose “Something else” to tell your story. #connectedcars #privacy”