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Worldwide, the delivery of vehicles of Tesla reached a record 627,350 units in the first three quarters of 2021.
Any organization that wants to work effectively needs to ensure the security of its information by implementing a data protection plan.
A German consumer association accused the American manufacturer Tesla of deficiencies in terms of data privacy of its electric vehicles, in addition to misleading claims about the reduction of CO2 emissions.
The Federation of Consumer Organizations (VZBV), one of the most important in Germany, indicated this Tuesday that it initiated “a legal action against Tesla in the Berlin court.” In a statement, the association alerted by the cameras of Elon Musk’s electric cars.
Tesla and its growth in the market
While most of the auto industry saw a significant drop in deliveries in 2020 due to the pandemic and subsequent chip shortages, Tesla managed to grow at an impressive rate. In fact, Tesla had nine consecutive quarters of delivery growth, making the company completely unique in the auto industry for volume producers.
The automaker managed to navigate both the restrictions and limitations due to the pandemic and turned to alternatives to avoid most of the chip shortage.. It’s not that Tesla hasn’t been completely unaffected; It was a tough time, but his quarterly didn’t show it.
In the second quarter of 2022, it finally caught up with the automaker, as COVID-19 restrictions in Shanghai forced the automaker to close its factory for a significant part of the quarter.
Globally, vehicle deliveries of Tesla reached a record 627,350 units in the first three quarters of 2021, an increase of more than 16 percent compared to full-year 2020 sales. At the same time, the Tesla Model 3 has become the world’s best-selling plug-in electric vehicle model.
But Tesla is not the only one who has been involved in this type of case because Volvo Cars A few months ago, it was the victim of a cybersecurity breach and the theft of a limited amount of company research and development data. The data breach was reported on Friday by the Swedish automaker and contrary to Teslaissued a statement to take action on the matter.
German consumers sue Tesla over data privacy
In the case of Teslathe German consumer group had already “filed a lawsuit in the Berlin state court against Tesla”accusing the automaker of “misleading climate declarations and lack of information” related to vehicle surveillance cameras.
The Federation of German Consumers explained that customers of Tesla They are unaware that information about the use of sentinel mode, whereby cameras monitor the surroundings of the car, violates European data privacy laws.
In the new models of the manufacturer, the cameras record what happens inside, but also outside, allowing the vehicle to be tracked when it is stationary.
“Users of this function must obtain the consent of passers-by near the car for the processing of their personal data,” said Heiko Dünkel, a lawyer at VZBV.
Therefore it is “practically impossible” comply with data protection regulations while using this function, added Dünkel, who warned that drivers are at risk of receiving fines.
According to VZBV,Tesla it also misleads its customers with ads promoting the climate benefits of buying its cars.
“The sale of emissions credits from the American manufacturer to competing companies meant that other automakers could emit more, which was not made clear to buyers.“, yesaccording to the consumer association.
As we can see, data protection is important, since that prevents an organization’s information from being subject to fraudulent activities, hacking, phishing and identity theft . Any organization that wants to work effectively needs to ensure the security of its information by implementing a data protection plan.