ChargeUp Europe's response to the Commission's public consultation on Access to Vehicle Data, Functions and Resources

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.

Read the full response here.