car makers in turn said the commissions proposed data act gives users control over data generated by vehicles providing third parties fair and nondiscriminatory access to the data car services groups on friday warned a stalled eu proposal to ensure fair access to valuable vehicle data could pave the way for unfair competition from us and chinese tech companies the vehicle data tussle between carmakers and a coalition of insurers leasing companies and repair shops underscores the huge potential of the connected car market which consultancy fortune business insights says could grow to 250 billion400 billion euros usd 272 billionusd 435 billion by 2030 advt carmakers which own the data in their vehicles covering everything from driving habits to fuel consumption and tyre wear are themselves looking to generate billions from software products and subscription services driven by the data the european commission had originally planned to adopt rules on how the data should be shared in the second quarter of the year according to its agenda but has yet to come up with a legislative proposal car services groups are already concerned about the small number of players in the industry with access to the data said benjamin krieger secretary general of the european association of automotive suppliers clepa unfair access could soon mean the sector will be dominated by players from the united states and china he told reporters another problem which legislation could solve is unstandardised data said laurianne krid director general of the federation internationale de lautomobile which promotes safety in motor sports car makers in turn said the commissions proposed data act gives users control over data generated by vehicles providing third parties fair and nondiscriminatory access to the data krieger said it does not address the specificities in the auto sector it does not reflect the technology and the competitive situation he said advt the commission did not immediately respond to a request for comment alphabets google has already got a foothold in the market picked by general motors to develop infotainment systems for future electric vehicles as the us carmaker phases out apple carplay and android auto technologies last month mercedes benz teamed up with google to offer traffic information and automatic rerouting in its cars reuters published on apr 1 2023 at 1033 am ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etauto app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app companies google electric vehicles general motors mercedes benz homenewsindustrycar services groups warn of unfair competition as eu data plan stalls