Tesla： A data platform is being developed, which will share data with car owners.

According to Beijing Daily News, after the recent controversy over the authenticity of vehicle background data, on May 6, Tesla announced that it is developing a vehicle owner data platform, which may create an industry precedent for sharing new energy smart car data with users.

According to insiders of Tesla, in order to allow users to freely view the background data of vehicles, an online information system platform is being developed for all car owners to inquire about and obtain the data of vehicle-machine interaction, which is expected to be launched this year.

With the incident of Tesla Shanghai Auto Show rising to a public opinion event, in order to dispel public doubts, Tesla submitted the driving data 30 minutes before the accident to the owner, and announced the driving data 1 minute before the accident. Once the data was published, it was hotly debated, and even some voices questioned the authenticity of the data.

In this regard, Tesla said that as more consumers choose intelligent networked cars, vehicle data has attracted more and more attention. This involves how all smart car companies deal with the relationship with consumers in the future and how to deal with the forward-looking problem of data security in the smart car industry. Tesla made several responses to smart car data.

Response 1

Why should we monitor the vehicle operation data?

Nowadays, smart cars generate a large amount of data every day, but many people have doubts about why and what data to collect. In fact, China has made clear provisions in this regard. The Regulations on the Administration of New Energy Vehicle Manufacturers and Products Access and the relevant national standards for electric vehicles have made clear requirements on vehicle operation data monitoring, allowing the data monitored by enterprises to be limited to information on vehicle operation status such as vehicle operation safety, failure, charging and energy consumption.

Then why monitor the data generated by vehicle driving? Industry experts have said that the massive data sources generated by vehicle driving can provide accurate and rich reference data and guidance for the industry, which is very helpful for the development of the smart car industry. For enterprises, the collection of vehicle data can also better help them improve their products and services, and even prevent potential risks.

It is worth mentioning that, after conducting research and in-depth discussion in related fields through the joint efforts of the government, enterprises and testing institutions, the China Automobile Association has launched a solution of automobile big data platform based on blockchain technology, and released the "blockchain platform for data trusted storage", aiming at strengthening the security in the process of data monitoring by using blockchain technology, providing enterprises with data trusted storage services, and enabling consumers to enjoy better information services.

Response 2

Where is the data generated by vehicle operation stored?

According to the relevant national requirements, all new energy vehicle manufacturers in China should establish their own product operation safety monitoring platform to monitor the operation status of their products.

After Tesla provided 30 minutes of data to the Shanghai Auto Show, there were many voices on the Internet questioning the authenticity of the data.

In this regard, Tesla said that Tesla’s vehicle data should be regulated by the state and local governments. In addition, Tesla’s vehicle data is read by the vehicle gateway and stored in encrypted form. The stored data is recorded by encryption technology, so it is impossible to directly read, modify or delete related data. The background vehicle related data is transferred from the server, which is transmitted to the vehicle by various sensors during driving and then to the server through the network. It is authentic and complete vehicle data.

At the same time, the data of the black box (EDR) in the car is stored locally in the vehicle and frozen. The reading of EDR data usually requires physical connection between special equipment and vehicles, which can ensure that EDR data will not be modified. EDR data has gradually become an important basis for law enforcement agencies to investigate accidents.

EDR has played a key role in many accident investigations of Tesla vehicles in China and the United States, and has been adopted by law enforcement agencies.

Response 3

Who has the right to use the data?

Regulatory authorities, law enforcement agencies and enterprises all have the right to use vehicle data, and consumers also have the right to know their own vehicle driving data according to law.

By reading the contents of Tesla user manual, we can find that there are detailed instructions on data monitoring and use. First of all, the data is stored by the vehicle. During vehicle maintenance, it can be accessed, used and stored by Tesla maintenance technicians, or transmitted to Tesla periodically by wireless through the vehicle telematics system. Tesla can use this data to provide Tesla telematics services, conduct troubleshooting, evaluate the quality, function and performance of automobiles, and conduct analysis and research to complete the improvement and design of vehicles and vehicle systems.

Previously, Tesla also provided the car owners with the vehicle data 30 minutes before the accident according to the requirements of Zhengzhou Market Supervision Administration. However, for the protection of users’ privacy, at present, individual users want to obtain vehicle data, and they need to apply for a written request through government supervision departments such as the Public Security Law. However, Tesla insiders also revealed that in order to allow users to freely view the background data of vehicles, an online information system platform is currently being developed for all car owners to inquire about the data of vehicle-machine interaction, which is expected to be launched this year.

expert

Smart car data supervision to be standardized

Shortly after the Tesla Shanghai Auto Show, CCTV’s Newsweek column pointed out the current regulatory problems faced by smart cars. "How to identify smart car accidents is reliable? Is driving data private? Who should put it in? If we just watch the excitement and can’t make progress from the system, our consumption environment will pay a higher price. To solve this problem, the whole industry should pass the customs, otherwise the brakes of the industry will not work! "

In a recent report, People’s Daily questioned "how the regulatory authorities should act". Liu Changsong, director of Beijing Mugong Law Firm, said in the article: "Public safety is no small matter. Due to the safety and public safety of vehicle users, the regulatory authorities are expected to take responsibility. "

In fact, under the background of the rapid development and popularization of smart cars, the supervision has been in a relatively weak state. Dr. Wang Yao, Assistant Secretary-General and Minister of Technology of China Automobile Industry Association, said that there are no clear legal provisions on the confirmation of autonomous driving data and the process of publishing data after accidents. Although there are many laws and regulations on the supervision of autonomous driving data security, there are still some inapplicability in the field of intelligent networked vehicles.

As for the improvement of the supervision mode of intelligent vehicles, he also put forward his own views, suggesting that government departments can revise and supplement the regulations and standards that are not suitable for the development of intelligent networked vehicles according to different data types involved in intelligent networked vehicles, and at the same time suggest that the data supervision system of intelligent networked vehicles should be further improved by adopting a multi-centralized data governance model.

Tesla’s incident exposed many problems in the industry, which is a good thing from the perspective of development. This made the public know the importance of data and put forward higher requirements for corporate responsibility and government safety supervision. Wang Yao said that relevant legislation will be accelerated in the future, and I believe that more car companies like Tesla are willing to make safety data transparent through "data sharing", so that consumers can trust smart car products more.

Original title: Tesla: Developing a data platform that will share data with car owners.

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