Modern cars generate a ton of data on their drivers and occupants, not all of which you’d like to share with the broader world. Yet that’s exactly the issue uncovered in a recent New York Times report ...

ATLANTA — Modern cars can capture all types of data, and there is growing attention to how that data is collected and used. "So these days, cars are just big computers on wheels, and like desktop ...

Car companies collect a wide range of driver and passenger data—and now are under scrutiny by privacy advocates, the media, and the feds. These days we’re connected to the world 24/7, primarily ...

Unless you drive a 1970s vintage model, chances are your car knows a lot about you. Chances are also good it is sharing at least of that information with third parties. This is true no only in the ...

Volkswagen’s automotive software company, Cariad, exposed data collected from around 800,000 electric cars. The info could be linked to drivers’ names and reveal precise vehicle locations. The ...

Researchers say data from long-haul trucks and General Motors cars is critical for addressing traffic congestion and road safety. Data privacy experts have their concerns. By Kashmir Hill Kashmir Hill ...

They say that the cars of tomorrow will be like "smartphones on wheels," and when it comes to modern electric vehicles in particular, many of them are already there. But that also means that cars are ...

Many modern cars function like a phone or tablet. They run apps and pair with other devices, and some can even be operated remotely. The downside of all this functionality is that cars, like phones ...

For most people, selling a car is a straightforward process: clean out your belongings, hand over the keys, and finalize the paperwork. But what many don’t realize is that their vehicle is carrying ...

Few Ars readers will have been surprised by the news from last week concerning General Motors’ connected cars. As The New York Times reported, some owners of vehicles made by General Motors have been ...