Arbeitspapier

Data governance in connected cars: The problem of access to in-vehicle data

Through the application of the technological solution of the "extended vehicle" con-cept the car manufacturers can capture exclusive control of the data of connected cars leading to serious concerns about negative effects on competition, innovation and consumer choice on the markets for aftermarket and other complementary services in the ecosystem of connected and automated driving. Therefore a controversial policy discussion has emerged in the EU about access to in-vehicle data and the connected car for independent service providers in the automotive industry. This paper claims that this problem should be seen as part of the general question of the optimal governance of data in the ecosystem of connected and automated mobility. The paper offers an overview about this policy discussion and analyzes this problem from an economic perspective by using a market failure analysis. Besides competition problems (esp. on markets for aftermarket and other services in the connected car) also market failures in regard to technological choice (extended vehicle vs. interoperable on-board application platform) and information and privacy problems ("notice and consent" solutions) can emerge, leading to the question of appropriate regulatory solutions. The paper discusses solutions through data portability, data rights, competition law, and recommends a sector-specific regulatory approach.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: MAGKS Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics ; No. 40-2018

Classification
Wirtschaft
Regulated Industries and Administrative Law
Cyber Law
Automobiles; Other Transportation Equipment; Related Parts and Equipment
Information and Internet Services; Computer Software
Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
Subject
data governance
connected cars
data economy
data access

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Kerber, Wolfgang
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Philipps-University Marburg, School of Business and Economics
(where)
Marburg
(when)
2018

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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Kerber, Wolfgang
  • Philipps-University Marburg, School of Business and Economics

Time of origin

  • 2018

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