EU proposal for vehicle data access must wait for Data Act review, official says

By Matthew Newman ( March 5, 2025, 16:24 GMT | Insight) -- European carmakers and after-market service providers won’t see a proposal for rules on access to in-vehicle data until the European Commission evaluates the impact of the EU’s Data Act, the bloc’s new data-access regulation, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, the commission’s transport commissioner, said today. A draft Industrial Action Plan seen by MLex didn’t include an assessment of the Data Act’s effects. The two step-process was added in the past week following a meeting of senior commission officials, MLex understands.European carmakers and after-market service providers won’t see a proposal for rules on access to in-vehicle data until the European Commission evaluates the impact of the EU’s Data Act, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, the bloc’s transport chief, said today....

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EU proposal for vehicle data access must wait for Data Act review, official says

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