Cars may be sending data on your driving habits back to the manufacturer

Car manufacturers may be collecting data on driving habits

What kind of data is in your car, and how is that information used?

When a Tesla cybertruck exploded in front of a Trump hotel in Las Vegas on New Year’s Day, authorities were quickly able to obtain information from that vehicle that was crucial to their investigation.

That may make you wonder what kind of data is in your car and how that information is used.

It took Tesla engineers less than 24 hours to gather certain crucial details about the route taken by that cybertruck after arriving in Las Vegas before it detonated. While law enforcement was appreciative, perhaps it’s a reminder that automotive espionage is going on that most car owners aren’t aware of.

Hear a cybersecurity expert at the University at Albany explain how this data is collected, and how insurance companies or even hackers could use the information against you by watching the video of Dan Levys story.