ADAXOADAXO – Automotive Data Access Extended and Open. Based on ExVe (Extended Vehicle) More (Automotive Data Access Extended and Open): The German automotive industry (VDAVDA – Verband der Automobilindustrie e.V. (Automotive Industry Association in Germany) is a important association which represents the interests of german companies connected to the automotive industry. More) has concretised its plans on how it wants to collect data in its sold vehicles in the future and sell it to third parties such as insurance companies or garages – as well as to authorities that request this data, for example, to control traffic or fuel consumption.

Potential data users such as the ADAC, ASA,  the insurance industry (GDVGDV – Gesamtverband der Deutschen Versicherungswirtschaft – German Insurance Association is the umbrella organisation for the german private insurances. The task of the GDV is to represent the interests of the insurance companies in the politic and to lobbyists. More) and independent car repair shops are mobilising against this proposal. A sector-specific legislation is urgently needed in order not to hamper the innovation potential in the automotive aftermarket and mobility services sector.

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With these plans, the OEMs wants to convince the EU Commission not to overload vehicles with new technical requirements (e.g. S-OTP) again and again in view of the numerous regulatory plans, but to serve all data wishes with one solution. Cars could thus produce data like a smartphone, which would then be marketed centrally.

So far, there is no legal framework for the countless data that are generated in a vehicle and that can be linked to the vehicle owner. Only the technical data for repairs and maintenance are regulated. The industry itself wants to be the trustee for all data, specifically the German Association of the Automotive Industry. However, potential data users such as the ADAC, the insurance industry and independent car repair shops are mobilising against this. They are calling for a legal framework to safeguard competition.

Mobility data – the billion € business

Car manufacturers and suppliers alike sense a big business that they do not want to leave to third parties. Adaxo, “automotive data access, extended and open”, is the name of the VDA’s technical solution. It is an industry-owned data platform into which all relevant data from vehicles in operation flow. It is about a comprehensive data offer that is supported by all vehicle manufacturers across all models and with which “new business models” are to be created.

Sector-specific legislation is urgently needed

It is of vital importance that the Commission brings forward its proposal by October 2022 at the latest to ensure enough time is available to conclude a thorough Ordinary Legislative Procedure before the next European Parliament elections in May 2024. Any further delay would mean that the vehicle manufacturers and “hyperscalers”, with whom they are already closely cooperating, will gain an unfair and artificial head-start in the market for services around the connected vehicle.

Source: VDAVDA – Verband der Automobilindustrie e.V. (Automotive Industry Association in Germany) is a important association which represents the interests of german companies connected to the automotive industry. More