Yet another delay in the process of Europe’s data-driven markets

The Independent Service Providers (ISPs) grouping have written to President von der Leyen and the relevant College of Commissioners to put an end to the repeated delays in proposing legislation on access to in-vehicle data, functions and resources.
The EU Commission has made impressive progress so far in creating the conditions for competitive digital markets in Europe. In particular, it was about and the long-promised regulation to create a level playing field in the data-driven automotive and mobility sectors for the benefit of European consumers and businesses.
The recent series of legislative measures part of the European Data Strategy addresses significant market distortions and should therefore give rise to a more vibrant and competitive European data economy that is not captive to a few dominant tech players.
Now it appears and is feared that, despite all the evidence gathered, the European automotive and mobility ecosystem may continue to fall victim to the same market distortions and barriers that the EU itself has sought to remove in the broader Internet economy.

So far, the timetable has been as follows:
December 2020
After several years of evidence gathering, the Commission presented in December 2020 in its Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy a “new legal framework to open access to vehicle data for mobility services” by 2021.

June 2022
In 2022, Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager and Commissioner Thierry Breton confirmed that a sector-specific automotive regulation will be adopted to complement the Data Act.

As with BER 461/2010, this was an important and central signal for the IAM.

Beginning of February 2023
It was planned to submit the above-mentioned proposal of DG GROW to extend the legislation on the approval of vehicle types to the Regulatory Control Committee for consideration in early February.

Q2 2023
In Q2/2023, after review, should allow the adoption by the panel.

Data Act before May 2024
This schedule, although constrained, would still have allowed for scrutiny by the co-legislators and adoption before the European elections in May 2024.

The Independent Service Providers (ISPISP – Independent Service Provider Generally a service provider for the Internet.  In the European automotive aftermarket ISPs represens a wide range of operators for mobility service and development of digitalised services and data-driven innovation. More) currently do not have unrestricted access to the data in the vehicle. Access and scope are, if at all, under the control of the respective vehicle manufacturer, who thus gains a dominant position and a competitive advantage.
This jeopardises European competitiveness und the independant developement of digital mobility services.
Digital mobility services are rich in potential and can actively support and accelerate the whole EU Sustainable and Smart Mobility agenda.
Up to now, OEMs have privileged control of the in-vehicle-data generated by branded vehicles. This advantage is compounded by the increasing dependency on the technology platforms of the hyperscalers. Such platforms are regulated by the EU Data Act Strategy of regulations for the mainstream Internet economy, but not yet for the vehicles, despite their rapidly growing role in this sector.
Further delay of the sectorsepcific Data Act could further distort the market and significantly increase the disadvantage to the IAM.

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