Four Corners examines the privacy and cyber security questions around Chinese EVs in Asleep at the Wheel. The episode airs on ABC on Monday 21 September.
Chinese-made electric vehicles are becoming more common on Australian roads. They offer many smart features. They also rely on cameras, microphones and an internet connection.
Those features raise important questions. What can a car see? What can it hear? Who can access the data?
Chinese EVs in the Four Corners spotlight
Chinese EVs have changed the car market. They give drivers more choice. They can also collect information about people and places. Four Corners looks at the privacy issues this creates.
The programme asks how connected cars handle data. It considers the risks raised by experts. These include surveillance, cyber security and national security.
Reporter Angus Grigg investigates the laws intended to protect consumers. He also examines whether those laws have kept pace with the technology now arriving in Australia.
The episode looks beyond a single model or brand. Instead, it considers the systems that sit behind connected vehicles. It asks what safeguards drivers should expect.
As more Chinese EVs enter the market, these questions become more urgent. Four Corners puts the focus on what motorists need to know before they get behind the wheel.
Watch Four Corners on ABC
Four Corners – Asleep at the Wheel
Monday 21 September, 8:30pm
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