ITS America Connected Vehicle Privacy Brief

Today’s transportation systems are not just pavement and road signs. Instead, they rely on digital information and communications to improve safety and mobility. Modern vehicles are connected, meaning they can both communicate and receive information digitally – and future vehicles will communicate with each other and the surrounding infrastructure.

Connected vehicle technologies enhance transportation systems by allowing vehicles to communicate with each other and with roadside infrastructure, increasing their situational awareness and thus improving road safety, traffic management, and overall mobility through real-time data sharing and responsive alerts. This connectivity offers numerous benefits, including safer journeys, reduced congestion, and more efficient travel.
However, this increasingly connected, and technology-enabled environment begs the question – What information are vehicles sharing, and how does it impact you?

Maintaining data privacy is critical to gaining public trust and upholding security in all modes of transportation. Connected transportation technologies pave the way for innovation and significantly enhance safety and efficiency. Balancing privacy and security with innovation is crucial for the successful implementation of these advanced systems.

This document outlines the privacy aspects of direct vehicle-to-everything (V2X) connectivity systems and identifies the efforts manufacturers are implementing to maintain strong consumer data privacy and security protections.