A Legal Study: How Do China’s Top 10 Intelligent Connected Vehicle Companies Protect Consumer Rights?

This paper presents a case study on intelligent connected vehicle data. Intelligent connected vehicles (ICVs) gather comprehensive road data throughout operation to facilitate vehicle automation and enhance user experiences. However, this technological innovation presents new concerns for data security and privacy. This study employs case study analysis to examine the data protection provisions of the top ten ICV companies in China and the governmental rules pertaining to data utilization. The findings indicate that these organizations do not completely adhere to the legal rights afforded to consumers, resulting in possible data security vulnerabilities. To improve this situation, the Chinese government ought to explicitly specify the regulatory responsibilities of the National Security Council (NSC) and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) via regulations. Furthermore, the government should use media to educate the public about their data rights. These initiatives seek to aid the Chinese government in promptly updating legislation and efficiently controlling data breach threats as ICVs increase.