NEW YORK (AP) — Your car is spying on you.
That is one takeaway from the fast, detailed data that Tesla collected on the driver of one of its Cybertrucks that exploded in Las Vegas earlier this week. Privacy data experts say the deep dive by Elon Musk’s company was impressive, but also shines a spotlight on a difficult question as vehicles become less like cars and more like computers on wheels.
kAmxD J@FC 42C 4@>A2?J G:@=2E:?8 J@FC AC:G24J C:89EDnk^Am
kAm“*@F >:89E H2?E =2H 6?7@C46>6?E E@ 92G6 E96 52E2 E@ 4C24< 5@H? @? 4C:>:?2=D[ 3FE 42? 2?J@?6 92G6 2446DD E@ :En” D2:5 y@5: s2?:6=D[ rt~ @7 AC:G24J 4@?DF=E:?8 7:C> #65 r=@G6C p5G:D@CD] “(96C6 :D E96 =:?6n”k^Am
kAm|2?J @7 E96 =2E6DE 42CD ?@E @?=J <?@H H96C6 J@F’G6 366? 2?5 H96C6 J@F 2C6 8@:?8[ 3FE 2=D@ @7E6? 92G6 2446DD E@ J@FC 4@?E24ED[ J@FC 42== =@8D[ J@FC E6IED 2?5 @E96C D6?D:E:G6 :?7@C>2E:@? E92?<D E@ 46== A9@?6 DJ?4:?8]k^Am
kAm%96 52E2 4@==64E65 3J |FD<’D 6=64EC:4 42C 4@>A2?J 27E6C E96 rJ36CECF4< A24<65 H:E9 7:C6H@C<D 3FCDE :?E@ 7=2>6D :? 7C@?E @7 E96 %CF>A x?E6C?2E:@?2= w@E6= (65?6D52J AC@G65 G2=F23=6 E@ A@=:46 :? 96=A:?8 EC24< E96 5C:G6C’D >@G6>6?ED]k^Am
kAm(:E9:? 9@FCD @7 E96 }6H *62C’D s2J 6IA=@D:@? E92E 3FC?65 E96 5C:G6C 36J@?5 C64@8?:E:@? 2?5 :?;FC65 D6G6?[ %6D=2 H2D 23=6 E@ EC24< |2EE96H {:G6=D36C86C’D >@G6>6?ED :? 56E2:= 7C@> s6?G6C E@ {2D '682D[ 2?5 2=D@ 4@?7:C> E92E E96 AC@3=6> H2D 6IA=@D:G6D :? E96 ECF4<[ ?@E E96 ECF4< :ED6=7] %6D=2 FD65 52E2 4@==64E65 7C@> 492C8:?8 DE2E:@?D 2?5 7C@> @?3@2C5 D@7EH2C6 \\ 2?5 E@ 8C62E 244=2:>]k^Am
kAm“x 92G6 E@ E92?< t=@? |FD<[ DA64:7:42==J[” D2:5 {2D '682D |6EC@A@=:E2? !@=:46 s6A2CE>6?E $96C:77 z6G:? |4|29:== E@ C6A@CE6CD] “w6 82G6 FD BF:E6 2 3:E @7 255:E:@?2= :?7@C>2E:@?]“k^Am
kAm$@>6 AC:G24J 6IA6CED H6C6 =6DD 6?E9FD:2DE:4]k^Am
kAm“xE C6G62=D E96 <:?5 @7 DH66A:?8 DFCG6:==2?46 8@:?8 @?[” D2:5 s2G:5 r9@77?6D[ 6I64FE:G6 5:C64E@C @7 E96 rJ36CD64FC:EJ 2?5 !C:G24J x?DE:EFE6 2E }@CE962DE6C? &?:G6CD:EJ :? q@DE@?] “(96? D@>6E9:?8 325 92AA6?D[ :E’D 96=A7F=[ 3FE :E’D 2 5@F3=6 65865 DH@C5] r@>A2?:6D E92E 4@==64E E9:D 52E2 42? 23FD6 :E]”k^Am
kAmv6?6C2= |@E@CD[ 7@C :?DE2?46[ H2D DF65 :? pF8FDE 3J E96 %6I2D 2EE@C?6J 86?6C2= 7@C 2==6865=J D6==:?8 52E2 7C@> `]g >:==:@? 5C:G6CD E@ :?DFC2?46 4@>A2?:6D H:E9@FE E96:C 4@?D6?E]k^Am
kAmr2CD 6BF:AA65 H:E9 42>6C2D E@ 6?23=6 D6=7\5C:G:?8 762EFC6D 92G6 25565 2 ?6H D64FC:EJ C:D<] %6D=2 :ED6=7 42>6 F?56C 7:C6 27E6C #6FE6CD C6A@CE65 9@H 6>A=@J66D 7C@> a_`h E9C@F89 a_aa D92C65 5C:G6CD’ D6?D:E:G6 G:56@D 2?5 C64@C5:?8D H:E9 6249 @E96C[ :?4=F5:?8 G:56@D @7 C@25 C286 :?4:56?ED 2?5[ :? @?6 42D6[ ?F5:EJ]k^Am
kAm%6D=2 5:5 ?@E C6DA@?5 E@ 6>2:=65 BF6DE:@?D 23@FE :ED AC:G24J A@=:4J] ~? :ED H63D:E6[ %6D=2 D2JD :E 7@==@HD DEC:4E CF=6D 7@C <66A:?8 ?2>6D 2?5 :?7@C>2E:@? AC:G2E6]k^Am
kAm“}@ @?6 3FE J@F H@F=5 92G6 <?@H=6586 @7 J@FC 24E:G:E:6D[ =@42E:@?[ @C 2 9:DE@CJ @7 H96C6 J@F’G6 366?[” 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 DE2E6>6?E] Q*@FC :?7@C>2E:@? :D <6AE AC:G2E6 2?5 D64FC6]”k^Am
kAmpFE@ 2?2=JDE $2> p3F6=D2>:5 2E %6=6>6ECJ x?D:89E[ D2:5 96 5@6D?VE E9:?< %6D=2 :D “6DA64:2==J H@CD6” E92? @E96C 2FE@ 4@>A2?:6D :? 92?5=:?8 4FDE@>6C 52E2[ 3FE 96 :D DE:== 4@?46C?65]k^Am
kAm“%9:D :D @?6 @7 E96 3:886DE 6E9:42= :DDF6D H6 92G6 2C@F?5 >@56C? G69:4=6D] %96JVC6 4@??64E65[” 96 D2:5] “r@?DF>6CD ?665 E@ 92G6 4@?EC@= @G6C E96:C 52E2]”k^Am
kAm%6?D:@?D H6C6 9:89 H96? E96 rJ36CECF4< A2C<65 2E E96 7C@?E 5@@CD @7 %CF>A’D 9@E6= 3682? D>@<:?8[ E96? 3FCDE :?E@ 7=2>6D] yFDE 9@FCD 62C=:6C 2 5C:G6C :? 2?@E96C G69:4=6 FD:?8 E96 D2>6 A66C\E@\A66C 42C C6?E2= D6CG:46[ %FC@[ 925 <:==65 `d A6@A=6 27E6C D=2>>:?8 :?E@ 2 4C@H5 :? }6H ~C=62?D :? H92E =2H 6?7@C46>6?E :D 42==:?8 2 E6CC@C:DE 2EE24<]k^Am
kAm$9@CE=J 367@C6 ` A]>][ E96 {2D '682D A@=:46 2??@F?465 E96J H6C6 :?G6DE:82E:?8 2 D64@?5 :?4:56?E]k^Am
kAm“%96 7:C6 :D @FE[” E96 A@=:46 2??@F?465 @? E96 D@4:2= >65:2 A=2E7@C> )[ @?6 @7 |FD<’D @E96C 4@>A2?:6D] “!=62D6 2G@:5 E96 2C62]”k^Am
kAm%6D=2 D9@CE=J E96C627E6C DHF?8 :?E@ 24E:@?]k^Am
kAm“%96 H9@=6 %6D=2 D6?:@C E62> :D :?G6DE:82E:?8 E9:D >2EE6C C:89E ?@H[” |FD< HC@E6 @? )] “(:== A@DE >@C6 :?7@C>2E:@? 2D D@@? 2D H6 =62C? 2?JE9:?8]”k^Am
kAm~G6C E96 ?6IE 76H 9@FCD[ %6D=2 H2D 23=6 E@ A:646 E@86E96C {:G6=D36C86C’D ;@FC?6J @G6C 7:G6 52JD 2?5 7@FC DE2E6D 3J EC24<:?8[ 2>@?8 @E96C E9:?8D[ 9:D C6492C8:?8 DE@AD :? G2C:@FD =@42E:@?D[ :?4=F5:?8 |@?F>6?E[ r@=@C25@[ p=3FBF6CBF6[ }6H |6I:4@[ 2?5 u=28DE277[ pC:K@?2]k^Am
kAm%96C6 2C6 ?@ 7656C2= =2HD C68F=2E:?8 42C 52E2 D:>:=2C E@ E9@D6 E92E C6DEC:4E :?7@C>2E:@? 4@==64E:@? 2?5 D92C:?8 3J 32?<D 2?5 962=E9 42C6 AC@G:56CD] p?5 DE2E6 =2HD 2C6 2 8C23\328 @7 G2C:@FD CF=6D[ >@DE=J 7@4FD65 @? 52E2 AC:G24J :? 86?6C2=]k^Am
kAms2?:6=D[ E96 AC:G24J 4@?DF=E2?E[ E9:?<D E92E ?6H ?2E:@?2= =2HD 2C6 ?66565 3642FD6 CF=6D 92G6 ?@E <6AE FA H:E9 E649?@=@8J]k^Am
kAm“x E9:?< =2H 6?7@C46>6?E D9@F=5 92G6 2446DD E@ 52E2 E92E 42? 96=A E96> D@=G6 E9:?8D BF:4<=J[” D96 D2:5] “qFE H6 92G6 2 C:89E E@ AC:G24J]”k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.