[number6]

EU is your best bet here - but frist you have to wait for the decline of the German Car Complex, so the EU is not in their pocket anymore. If it guards their marked to have high privacy standards in cars, then it will be enforced.

[rom16384]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECall

[prmoustache]

I am fine with that kind of system if: - data is only sent to emergency services - data is only sent when required (crash detection, airbag deployment, manual call through button etc)

And it is unrelated to all the data the manufacturers collect.

[M95D]

How do you know? Did you set up a fake cell tower to MitM the communications? No? Then you actually don't know.

[number6]

Nothing is too far out, that it wasn't actually done: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40642801

[prmoustache]

I am talking about the theory. I don't have a car.

[gizmo]

The EU does not have a great track record with regard to privacy. "Connected cars" can easily be sold to regulators as necessary for safety. When a choice has to be made between privacy and safety (or "safety") the EU chooses safety every time.

Cars will monitor driver attention, reckless driving, speeding and tattle to the manufacturer and insurance company. I expect these changes to be gradual and people will grouch about it before ultimately relenting.