Comment by miohtama
Yes a mobile as a government tracking device in your car is mandated in Europe.
Yes a mobile as a government tracking device in your car is mandated in Europe.
Not yet. But soon, when cars are required to transmit data about emissions.
2024/1257 [0], for checking fleet compliance, not the individual vehicle, anonymously. How a car is supposed to connect to a cell tower anonymously isn't explained though.
"6. The OBM systems installed by the manufacturer in the vehicles shall be capable of: [...] (b) communicating data on exhaust emission performance and battery durability data of the vehicle via the OBD port, including for the purpose of roadworthiness tests in accordance with Directive 2014/45/EU and technical roadside inspections in accordance with Directive 2014/47/EU, and anonymously over the air for the purpose of monitoring compliance of vehicle types;"
[0] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELE...
my understanding is for things like eCall that the phone only gets activated when it's actually needed (i.e: an emergency), but never found a check/analysis of this on cars (though i only looked for 2 mins when i checked)