Vehicles owners’ access to their vehicle data
In September 2025, the European Commission published guidance on the EU Data30 Act 2023 regarding access to data collected by car manufacturers during vehicle operation and the provision of related digital services. This refers to vehicles that collect information about their use (e.g., data on speed, temperature, mileage, fuel or charge level, and malfunctions) and are capable of transmitting it
Из выпуска мониторинга No. 9 (21), September 2025 · выпуск целиком, PDF · на сайте Института Гайдара
The EU experience
In September 2025, the European Commission published guidance on the EU Data1 Act 2023 regarding access to data collected by car manufacturers during vehicle operation and the provision of related digital services. This refers to vehicles that collect information about their use (e.g., data on speed, temperature, mileage, fuel or charge level, and malfunctions) and are capable of transmitting it to third parties, as well as digital services without which the vehicle cannot operate (e.g., remote ignition, door unlocking, self-diagnostics). A service is considered “related” when there is a two-way exchange of data between the vehicle and the provider that affects the operation of the vehicle (e.g., route optimization systems). However, driverless vehicles are not covered by this guidance.
The manufacturer is not obliged to provide the user with constant and continuous access to data at any given moment; it has the right to provide data when it decides that it is “relevant and technically possible.” These rules develop the EU's data governance policy, under which the European Commission seeks to empower consumers and companies to control the data generated by devices connected to digital networks.
Manufacturers also have the right to share data with other companies for “reasonable compensation.”
Russia’s experience
There is no specific law in Russia that gives users and their chosen services the right to request data collected by vehicles. Issues related to the transfer of data from private vehicles to manufacturers are regulated by general personal data regulations. Roskomnadzor's position on the admissibility of collecting user behavioral data, including driving data, is that data that could identify a vehicle user cannot be collected without their consent. In the near future, regulators may issue clarifications on the collection and use of telematic data from vehicles and the owner's right to access it, such as non-discriminatory access to data by independent services that perform maintenance on connected vehicles, with the owner's consent.
From the monitoring issue No. 9 (21), September 2025. Download the full issue (PDF) · issue page at the Gaidar Institute
