Most important sentence of the article is the first:
> All 25 major car brands reviewed in Mozilla’s latest edition of Privacy Not Included (PNI) received failing marks for consumer privacy, a first in the buyer's guide’s seven-year history.
I dont care if Porsche collect data on my driving style to improve their cars.
Car manufacturers will see how ineffective and dangerous the ABS/ESP can be in some situations, just like flappy paddle gear boxes still need a clutch pedal to engage the clutch when driving over low grip situations like oil, ice, snow and rain, and the car gets out of shape, because few are perfectly balanced.
Dipping the clutch to bring the car under control and pointing in the direction you want to travel is essential in these situations.
Here [1] Misha could have dipped the clutch or knocked the gears up from 4 to 5 or 6, to prevent the engine and rear wheels acting like a hand brake.
Whats also interesting to note is the traction didnt kick in for a second or two, once he was already getting more side ways.
Now I know the Mercedes AMG have had their traction control setup for at least a decade with drift mode tolerances, but in this situation, the traction should have cut in more quickly to bring the speed down and apply the front brakes only.
So whilst the driver waits for the traction to kick in, having a clutch peddle to dip is the next best thing if the flappy paddle gear box cant knock the gearbox up a couple of higher gears quickly enough, even being able to change the brake bias quickly on the fly like in rally cars could help.
Its also why when a car gets sideways, it invariably leaves skid marks on the road before a crash. Some people are capable of driving with faster reaction times than the systems can react.
I know this because I've had to switch my traction control off "mid situation" to avoid a crash and now as a default switch mine off religiously when driving.
I object to the data being shared, just like the UK Govt shares the names and addresses of every person who is eligible to vote with people who stand in a parliamentary election when they can stump up a £500 deposit which is far cheaper than any mailing list! Makes me wonder about the Monster Raving Loony Party!
And other entities can also get this data which shows the law is not fit for purpose in some areas in todays day and age.
So there should be a default data cant be shared unless opting in imo.
They say "major brands". Isn't porsche a luxury brand with relatively low sales in comparison to the big ones? As such it's not relevant to most consumers.
> All 25 major car brands reviewed in Mozilla’s latest edition of Privacy Not Included (PNI) received failing marks for consumer privacy, a first in the buyer's guide’s seven-year history.