Some savvy lawyer will have a field day on this eventually. It is clearly a violation of the constitution and the reasonable expectation of privacy in one’s vehicle is long standing precedent.
Sorry, wrong. You have no privacy. All newer vehicles spy on you. If your phone is connected to your vehicle for the convenience of handsfree driving, it’s recorded. Where you go, how fast you go, and all around driving habits are recorded. Anything you say in your vehicle may be recorded. Most new vehicles have a wi-fi antenna for transmission purposes.
In the meantime, some of us can’t afford these vehicles with all this “communication” equipment. I think some of it can be disconnected as I doubt they are using this to “help” us. I hope somebody (s) gets their butts nailed to the barn door for this intrusion. When information is gathered & used against the car owner, it’s safe to say those who gather it are not completely aware of the situation under which it occurs. Personally, I wish they would go back to the cars that were built in the ‘50s & ‘60s with suitable necessary improvements that actually helped the owner. If the factories actually considered this they might come to the conclusion that it could actually improve sales, even if the cars were sold for less. I see no reason why the consumer should accept “improvements” to help the factor or insurance companies & not the owners.