Tesla's 'full self-driving' rolls back its privacy protection of trip videos
CNN
Tesla owners can buy the company's "full self-driving" software for $10,000, but they may have to pay with their privacy.
As part of the wider rollout of Tesla's "full self-driving" option, which began earlier this month, drivers may forfeit some privacy protections around location sharing and in-car recordings that they previously had, according to Tesla owner's manuals and its website. The apparent privacy changes hint at the tradeoffs Tesla requires of owners who wish to use "full self-driving."
Previous versions of Tesla's North American owners manual for the Model 3 and Model Y said that "to protect your privacy, cabin camera images and video clips transmitted to Tesla servers ... are not associated with your Vehicle Identification Number." (Tesla's "cabin camera" films inside the vehicle to determine driver inattentiveness, according to Tesla, and must be uncovered for drivers to use "full self-driving.")