Society of Automotive Analysts Announces Black Box Telematics Debate:
'Who Owns the Data?'
ANN ARBOR,
Mich., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Information superhighway or not,
the automotive industry is on a clear collision course with civil
liberties. Already, onboard data about how a vehicle is driven
can be and are being downloaded without the knowledge or consent
of the driver. That information is being studied by fleet owners,
inspected by law enforcement, and even being subpoenaed into courts
of law.
Ironically,
these data are being made available courtesy of the vehicle's
manufacturer and paid for by an unknowing consumer.
Industry and
legal experts will discuss this "black box" technology
and the issues of privacy and intellectual property in "The
Censure of Sensors - A Telematics Debate" on Wednesday, November
19, 2003, at the Westin Hotel in Southfield, Michigan.
The event,
one in a series of networking breakfast sessions hosted by the
Society of Automotive Analysts, will begin at 7 a.m. with breakfast,
continue at 8 a.m. with the panel program, and conclude at 9:30
a.m.
In cooperation
with SAA, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International
will issue a public statement relating to the standardization
of data transfer, the first step in expanding the application
of telematics in automobiles.
Csaba Csere,
editor of Car and Driver magazine, in Ann Arbor, will moderate.
Panelists confirmed to date are:
Philip Haseltine,
president of the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety; Arlington,
VA
Michael Khoury,
head of the technology practice at the law firm of Raymond &
Prokop P.C.; Southfield
Kathleen Konicki,
Director of Safety for Nationwide Insurance; Columbus, OH
Admission
to the breakfast and program is $50. The fee for SAA and SAE members,
and members of the media is $35. Due to limited seating, advance
registration is strongly urged.
For additional
information, contact SAA headquarters at 800-704-0051; fax 734-677-2407;
e-mail to info@cybersaa.org
. Or visit the SAA website at www.cybersaa.org
which includes secure on-line registration, and additional panel
details.
The Society
of Automotive Analysts is dedicated to providing outstanding educational
programs and superior networking opportunities to its members
by offering conferences, programs, and other forums in which to
discuss, debate, and learn about a broad variety of subjects and
timely industry issues. The society is comprised of over five
hundred individual members.
Source: Society
of Automotive Analysts
