TEMOT joins the European automotive industry call to the European Commission to urgently bring forward sector-specific legislation on access to in-vehicle data, functions, and resources.

TEMOT International proudly supports action with our European association FIGIEFA, alongside other 65 leaders from across the European Union, spanning the entire value chain from parts manufacturing & distribution, garage equipment manufacturing, technical data publishers, repair and maintenance, vehicle leasing & rental, to new mobility services and consumers.

The European Commission has pledged itself to a very clear vision of Europe’s future mobility through the Green Deal, the Fit-for-55 package and the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy and Action Plan. This Commission has made equitable digital markets the economic leitmotif of its term and played a leading role in enacting clear rules that aggressively tackle barriers in digital markets. We urged them to complete this work by tackling the market barriers that characterise the vehicle-generated data market in Europe.

The Commission has painstakingly gathered evidence over six years and documented how these barriers and market failures can only be corrected by clear EU rules. These rules are made more urgent still by the emergence of the so-called hyperscalers in the vehicle. Their rapidly developing partnerships with the vehicle manufacturers will accelerate the development of a new generation of Connected Cars from which European businesses and consumers will undoubtedly benefit, but not if a new vehicle manufacturer-hyperscaler duopoly grows.

We called upon the Commission to act now, which will mean that they are supporting the development of a vibrant, innovative, and world-leading European automotive and mobility eco-system. This will have a transformative effect on all our businesses, creating the certainty to invest in new vehicle-generated data services and with it, new jobs, and growth.