What Is Privacy Like in New Cars: How Is Monitoring Carried Out in the New Renault Twingo with Google Built-in

Renault has a new Twingo, which will also be manufactured in Slovenia—at Revoz in Novo Mesto. At first glance, it’s a charming, modern city car. However, it hides something that all modern cars—and electric cars in particular—hide, something that should concern anyone who cares about privacy.

What’s new with the Twingo?

Don’t let your experience with previous models or nostalgia fool you. This is no longer a classic car with an infotainment system. As is well known, the first phase of monitoring via the eCall system has long since encroached on privacy (everything about the eCall system—what it is and how it works…) . But the new Twingo is a major upgrade—it comes with Google Built-in (Android Automotive OS). Google is no longer just connected via a phone (as with Android Auto), but is deeply integrated into the car itself.

Google Maps, Google Assistant, the Play Store, and Gemini are now native features of the cockpit. The car constantly communicates with Google’s servers—location, driving style, stops, voice commands, preferences… all of this is recorded.

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Why is this concerning?

• The car knows exactly where you’re driving, when you stop, and how you drive.
• The voice assistant records conversations.

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