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European Regulation for access to on-board data urgently needed
Autopromotec Editorial Staff
The European Commission has expressed itself in favour of the Regulation for equal access to data, resources and functions generated by cars. But adoption by the Commission is still frozen. The European independent aftermarket associations urge Von der Leyen to include it in his plan for the first 100 days.
On 11 October, the European associations of independent service providers, united under the acronym ISP, sent President Von der Leyen a letter to ensure that access to vehicle on-board data is a priority from the early stages of the new EU mandate.
The need for such a regulation was definitively confirmed by the Commission, when the impact assessment yielded a positive outcome: i.e. the Commission recognised that in the European market for data-driven automotive services (maintenance and repair, publishing of technical data, development of new IT solutions, research and development of spare parts or innovative diagnostic tools), a persistent barrier to competitiveness still exists; and acknowledged that competitiveness in these sectors is essentially based on fair access to vehicle-generated data and on-board functions.
In addition, the European Commission, in late 2023, deemed the existing regulatory framework insufficient for the protection of consumers and independent aftermarket operators, and advocated the need for an industry regulation.
There is no longer any technical doubt that the Data Act and other European regulations relating to the data explosion galaxy should be supplemented by an SSL (Sector Specific Legislation).
Now the process is purely political, so AFCAR Italia, an alliance of ADIRA, AICA, CNA Autoriparazione and ADPA, also joins the call for the Regulation to be enacted as soon as possible: to unlock the full potential of the data-driven economy of the automotive supply chain, in Europe and in Italy.
The need for such a regulation was definitively confirmed by the Commission, when the impact assessment yielded a positive outcome: i.e. the Commission recognised that in the European market for data-driven automotive services (maintenance and repair, publishing of technical data, development of new IT solutions, research and development of spare parts or innovative diagnostic tools), a persistent barrier to competitiveness still exists; and acknowledged that competitiveness in these sectors is essentially based on fair access to vehicle-generated data and on-board functions.
In addition, the European Commission, in late 2023, deemed the existing regulatory framework insufficient for the protection of consumers and independent aftermarket operators, and advocated the need for an industry regulation.
There is no longer any technical doubt that the Data Act and other European regulations relating to the data explosion galaxy should be supplemented by an SSL (Sector Specific Legislation).
Now the process is purely political, so AFCAR Italia, an alliance of ADIRA, AICA, CNA Autoriparazione and ADPA, also joins the call for the Regulation to be enacted as soon as possible: to unlock the full potential of the data-driven economy of the automotive supply chain, in Europe and in Italy.
