Q&As

What are the data protection requirements for in-car systems that process personal data?

read titleRead full title
Copyright © 2025 LexisNexis
Published by a LexisNexis TMT expert
Published on: 28 March 2017
imgtext

What types of data are likely to be collected?

Connected cars or partially or fully autonomous vehicles (AVs) may collect data from numerous sources, both in relation to the vehicle itself including location, performance, failures, driving or parking offences and accidents, as well as the vehicle’s environment including:

  1. •

    data from the embedded road infrastructure

  2. •

    the state of the roads

  3. •

    the weather

  4. •

    surrounding vehicles and nearby amenities

They will also process data regarding the vehicle’s occupants, such as personal identification information, preferences for routes or vehicles or regular pick up and drop off addresses.

The ICO has already confirmed that data collected by the vehicles, whether in its raw form or when combined with other sources of data, will likely constitute ‘personal data’ for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998 and may in some cases amount to ‘sensitive’ personal data.

The technology offers a number of options for managing connectivity within the vehicle; embedded devices (where the processing power and connectivity come directly from the

Powered by Lexis+®
Jurisdiction(s):
United Kingdom
Related legal acts:
Key definition:
Data protection definition
What does Data protection mean?

In an employment context, this refers to the obligation on an employer to protect the data of its employees and ensure that it complies with the law on how it uses the employees' data.

Read more readmore

Popular documents

Blockchain—key legal and regulatory issues

Blockchain—key legal and regulatory issuesSTOP PRESS—Impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023: This document contains references to retained EU law (REUL) and associated terms introduced by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in connection with Brexit. From 1 January 2024,

Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companies

Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a

Contributory negligence in personal injury claims

Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a

Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?

Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an