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Event Description

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) held a workshop on June 28, 2017 in Washington, D.C., to examine the consumer privacy and security issues posed by automated and connected motor vehicles.

The workshop featured opening remarks by Acting FTC Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen and brought together a variety of stakeholders, including industry representatives, consumer advocates, academics, and government regulators, to discuss various issues related to connected and automated vehicles that collect data. They include:

  • the types of data vehicles with wireless interfaces collect, store, transmit, and share;
  • potential benefits and challenges posed by such data collection;
  • the privacy and security practices of vehicle manufacturers;
  • the role of the FTC, NHTSA, and other government agencies regarding privacy and security issues related to connected vehicles; and
  • self-regulatory standards that might apply to privacy and security issues related to connected vehicles.

Modern motor vehicles increasingly are being equipped with technologies that enable them to access information via the Internet and gather, store and transmit data for entertainment, performance and safety purposes. Automated vehicles, vehicles with Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications technology, and other connected vehicles (i.e. with some form of wireless connectivity) can provide important benefits to consumers and have the potential to revolutionize motor vehicle safety. At the same time, these automated and connected vehicles are expected to generate an enormous amount of data, some of which will be personal and sensitive, such as real time precise geolocation data and the contents of driver communications that result when drivers connect their mobile phones to a vehicle’s computer system. The workshop will explore the consumer privacy and security issues that automated and connected vehicles pose.

The FTC and NHTSA invite comments from the public on the topics this workshop will cover. For further information on the workshop and the public comment process, including a list of suggested questions open for comment, please see the workshop’s detailed public notice.

The workshop, which is free and open to the public, began at 10:00 a.m. EDT at the FTC’s Constitution Center, 400 7th St., SW, Washington, DC. It was webcast live on the FTC’s website. Registration information, an agenda, directions to the FTC’s Constitution Center building, and a list of speakers are available below.

The Commission accepted public comments on privacy and security issues associated with connected vehicles until May 20, 2017.

FTC STAFF CONTACTS

MEDIA CONTACT:

Juliana Gruenwald Henderson
Office of Public Affairs
202-326-2924

STAFF CONTACT:

Karen Jagielski
Bureau of Consumer Protection
202-326-2509

  • 8:30 am

    Registration

    10:00 am

    Introductory Remarks

    • Karen Jagielski
      Senior Attorney
      Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission

    10:05 am

    Opening Remarks

    • Maureen K. Ohlhausen
      Acting Chairman
      Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission

    10:25  am

    Opening Remarks

    • Terry T. Shelton
      Acting Executive Director
      National Highway Transportation Safety Administration

    10:40 am

    Keynote Address

    • Jeff Massimilla
      Chief Product Cybersecurity Officer, General Motors
      Vice Chair, Auto-ISAC

    11:00 am

    NHTSA Presentation

    • Nat Beuse
      Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety Research
      National Highway Transportation Safety Administration

    11:30 am

    Break

    11:45-1:00 pm

    Panel 1: Connected Cars and Data

    Panelists:

    • Steven H. Bayless
      Intelligent Transportation Society of America
    • Dr. Jeremy Gillula
      Electronic Frontier Foundation
    • Dr. Christopher Hill
      Booz Allen Hamilton
    • Brian Markwalter
      Consumer Technology Association
    • Carrie Morton
      University of Michigan Mobility Transformation Center (Mcity)
    • Stephen Pattison
      ARM
    • James C. Wilson
      BlackBerry

    1:00-2:00 pm

    Lunch

    2:00-3:15 pm

    Panel 2: Cybersecurity and Data

    Panelists:

    • Syed Zaeem Hosain
      Aeris Communications
    • Meg Novacek
      Argus Cyber Security
    • Dr. Miroslav Pajic
      Duke University
    • Marc Rotenberg
      Electronic Privacy Information Center
    • Joseph Saunders
      RunSafe Security
    • David Schwietert
      Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers

    3:20-4:35 pm

    Panel 3: Privacy

    Panelists:

    • Hilary M. Cain
      Toyota Motor North America
    • Dr. Jason M. Carter
      Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    • Charlie H. Haake
      Association of Global Automakers
    • Joseph Jerome
      Center for Democracy and Technology
    • Andrew D. Koblenz
      National Automobile Dealers Association
    • Hon. David L. Strickland
      Venable
    • Adam Thierer
      The Mercatus Center at George Mason University

    4:35 pm

    Closing Remarks

    • Thomas B. Pahl
      Acting Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
      Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission
  • Request for Comments

    You may submit public comments at until 11:59 p.m. ET on July 31, 2017.

FTC Privacy Policy

Under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIAâ€) or other laws, we may be required to disclose to outside organizations the information you provide when you pre-register for events that require registration. The Commission will consider all timely and responsive public comments, whether filed in paper or electronic form, and as a matter of discretion, we make every effort to remove home contact information for individuals from the public comments before posting them on the FTC website.

The FTC Act and other laws we administer permit the collection of your pre-registration contact information and the comments you file to consider and use in this proceeding as appropriate. For additional information, including routine uses permitted by the Privacy Act, see the Commission’s Privacy Act system for public records and comprehensive privacy policy.

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