Automakers are facing a wave of new legislation in state capitols to rein in the internet-connected technologies increasingly being embedded in vehicles amid growing concerns the industry isn’t doing enough to prevent privacy violations such as stalking.
Lawmakers in at least four states—New Jersey, Tennessee, New York, and California—have passed or introduced legislation in the past six months to shore up protections from in-car surveillance technologies that experts say are putting drivers’ privacy at risk.
Leading carmakers all sell models that can use technologies such as in-vehicle sensors and cameras along with connected apps to collect an ...