Exclusive — Rep. Neal Dunn Lays Out ‘Invasive Gathering of Data’ in Vehicles, Pushes REPAIR ActHannah Knudsen
19 Jul 2025
BreitbartThere is an “invasive gathering of data” in vehicles, Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL) explained during an appearance on Breitbart News Saturday, laying out the reasons he is pushing the REPAIR Act (Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair Act), which would ensure that vehicle owners have access to their own data.
Dunn explained that vehicles collect data, much of which is hoarded by the automaker, sometimes making it nearly impossible for car owners to take their vehicles to cheaper, third-party repair shops for certain fixes. The REPAIR Act would essentially end that monopoly on the data.
“Can you tell us…the kind of data that the vehicles collect?” host and Breitbart News Washington bureau chief Matthew Boyle asked. “I don’t think people fully understand this, right? Anybody that’s out there driving right now is probably not even aware of just the level of scientific data that each one of these vehicles — they have big time computers in them. Tell us the kind of data that these vehicles collect and why it’s important that anybody have access to it.” ...
“Your car is keeping data on you that your OEM is getting by Bluetooth or WiFi, and they’re selling it to third party — third parties of all types,” he said. ...
Mr. M had a rental car last week, a late model Nissan, and once when he made a sound like a yawn, the darn car voice reminded him that if he's sleepy, he should pull over. This was not appreciated. We're planning to purchase a car this week, and probably will have to find some way to disable the intrusive bells and whistles.
