VW And Mercedes Worry That Automakers Using Android Will Have Privacy Issues - What Do You Think?

Volkswagen AG (VOW) and Mercedes-Benz called on fellow automakers to establish separate platforms for data on vehicle use to avoid handing over sensitive customer information to Google Inc. (GOOGL)

“We seek connection to Google’s data systems but we still want to be the masters of our own cars,” Volkswagen Chief Executive Officer Martin Winterkorn, said today at an industry conference in Munich. “Potential conflict arises around making data available.”

With consumers increasingly expecting seamless connectivity, automakers are making more Internet services available in their vehicles as well as outfitting cars with systems that allow them to communicate with one another. Google as well as Apple Inc. (AAPL) see in-car systems as an opportunity to expand, offering systems such as Apple’s CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto to connect with people while they’re driving.
 

Agent009 - 11/3/2014 4:24:16 PM

+2 Boost

I work with a project manager that is in awe that her Android phone warns her when traffic is bad before she leaves work.

So I asked how did it know her route? What else did it know about her? WHY DID IT KNOW THESE THINGS?

I got back a priceless deer in the headlights look in return

MDarringer - 11/3/2014 9:11:53 PM

+2 Boost

only "L"osers do Android

Sciros - 11/3/2014 9:43:01 PM

+2 Boost

trololol right? God you're such a poseur it's crazy