ChargeUp Europe welcomes the European Commission’s public consultation on access to vehicle data, functions, and resources. ChargeUp Europe is convinced that ever-increasing amounts of data will have a significant impact on the transport ecosystem. Therefore, the upcoming initiative comes at a critical time in Europe’s transformation into a smart, digital and sustainable economy.
ChargeUp Europe calls for:
Equal access rights to data, functions and resources including guidelines and requirements on data quality as well as the frequency of communication/data sharing, based on mandatory fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms.
The list of vehicle data, functions and resources accessible on a specific model or version of a vehicle would need to be published or otherwise made available by the vehicle’s manufacturers.
Reporting obligations for manufacturers to be introduced, to inform competent authorities (e.g., type-approval authorities and the Commission) about the implementation of such access rights.
Legislation to recognize that access to data in itself is not sufficient, but a successful exchange of data in a seamless, coordinated and timely manner based on existing and open standards is required.
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