There's a new currency at play in the modern automotive industry. Where once cars were bought and sold with dollars, the formula for the present and future is skewing toward more nuanced concepts.

While driving to a new restaurant, your car’s satellite navigation system tracks your location and guides you to the destination. Onboard cameras constantly track your face and eye movements. When ...

These days we’re connected to the world 24/7, primarily through our smartphones but also by other devices that can track our whereabouts and capture personal data such as sleep patterns, heart rate, ...

(CBS DETROIT) – If you've ever felt your cellphone, smart speaker, or camera was spying on you, it turns out your vehicle may be collecting even more personal data. That data could be sold or shared, ...

Unless you drive a 1970s vintage model, chances are your car knows a lot about you. Chances are also good it is sharing at least of that information with third parties. This is true no only in the ...

They say that the cars of tomorrow will be like "smartphones on wheels," and when it comes to modern electric vehicles in particular, many of them are already there. But that also means that cars are ...

Cars are changing, and quickly. Electric cars are on the rise, and at the same time, manufacturers are pushing autonomous driving technologies — even if we’re still a while away from actual ...

Katharine Kemp receives funding from the UNSW Allens Hub for Technology, Law and Innovation. She is a Member of the Expert Panel of the Consumer Policy Research ...

Volkswagen’s automotive software company, Cariad, exposed data collected from around 800,000 electric cars. The info could be linked to drivers’ names and reveal precise vehicle locations. The ...

Researchers say data from long-haul trucks and General Motors cars is critical for addressing traffic congestion and road safety. Data privacy experts have their concerns. By Kashmir Hill Kashmir Hill ...

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