Researchers extracted lifetime GPS data from scrapped BYD Seal, revealing owner's home, work, and crash location through ...

I get to “pretend own” a different long-term test vehicle every year. To date, none has truly been a “smartphone on wheels.” Sure, most can mirror my smartphone screen, displaying just 27 of my 256 ...

Modern cars track drivers through cameras, sensors, and telematics systems. Data is often shared with insurers, marketers, and data brokers. Drivers can review and adjust privacy settings or opt out ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS) say they have stopped unauthorized access to motor ...

The sleek, high-tech car sitting in your driveway today is a far cry from the purely mechanical machines previous generations used to drive. While enjoying the convenience of hands-free calling and ...

Volkswagen’s automotive software company, Cariad, exposed data collected from around 800,000 electric cars. The info could be linked to drivers’ names and reveal precise vehicle locations. The ...

For most people, selling a car is a straightforward process: clean out your belongings, hand over the keys, and finalize the paperwork. But what many don’t realize is that their vehicle is carrying ...

In just 20 minutes this morning, an automated license-plate-recognition (ALPR) system with an IP address geolocated to Tennessee captured photographs and detailed information from nearly 1,000 ...

As cars become rolling computers, some drivers are heading in the opposite direction. Early-2000s vehicles are suddenly ...

Your car is the worst at protecting your data, and so far, the government hasn't done a whole lot about it. That may be about to change, as three members of Congress have introduced the DRIVER Act, ...

Your car can hold your address book, garage codes, and recent locations. Clear the right menus, reset the right modules, and stop handing strangers a digital key. Connected cars store detailed ...