The Auto Data Privacy and Autonomy Act would restrict vehicle manufacturers from accessing, selling, or sharing data collected from cars and trucks without explicit owner permission. The law prohibits manufacturers from sharing personally identifiable information with specified countries including China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and Venezuela, and requires the Federal Trade Commission to issue a detailed report within six months on current data practices and cybersecurity risks. Vehicle owners would gain the right to access and delete their own vehicle data at no cost through a secure, technology-neutral system, and manufacturers would be required to enable these protections through open programming interfaces that work with third-party devices and services. The Federal Trade Commission, in coordination with the National Institute of Standards and Technology and industry stakeholders, would have one year to establish technical standards for these data access systems, with regular reviews every five years. The bill takes effect three months after enactment and uses existing FTC appropriations with no new funding required.
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