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[Applause]

[Applause] this is my dog Chewbacca he’s my first

this is my dog Chewbacca he’s my first

this is my dog Chewbacca he’s my first dog and I love him very very much

dog and I love him very very much

dog and I love him very very much but he’s skittish and last year he ran

but he’s skittish and last year he ran

but he’s skittish and last year he ran away from a dog sitter far from my home

away from a dog sitter far from my home

away from a dog sitter far from my home but my partner and I desperately

but my partner and I desperately

but my partner and I desperately searched through the woods for him we

searched through the woods for him we

searched through the woods for him we were limited to the traditional tools we

were limited to the traditional tools we

were limited to the traditional tools we had our voices our eyes we posted lost

had our voices our eyes we posted lost

had our voices our eyes we posted lost dog signs we got phone calls of people

dog signs we got phone calls of people

dog signs we got phone calls of people who saw him running across streets late

who saw him running across streets late

who saw him running across streets late at night and we feared that he would be

at night and we feared that he would be

at night and we feared that he would be hit by a car or starve or be lost

hit by a car or starve or be lost

hit by a car or starve or be lost forever this is Chewbacca today safe

forever this is Chewbacca today safe

forever this is Chewbacca today safe back at home he now wears a GPS device

back at home he now wears a GPS device

back at home he now wears a GPS device the ping satellites to determine his

the ping satellites to determine his

the ping satellites to determine his geolocation everywhere he goes I can

geolocation everywhere he goes I can

geolocation everywhere he goes I can pull the information up on my phone

pull the information up on my phone

pull the information up on my phone anytime I want

anytime I want

anytime I want I get push notifications when he leaves

I get push notifications when he leaves

I get push notifications when he leaves the house and I can even see his sleep

the house and I can even see his sleep

the house and I can even see his sleep and activity details now Chewbacca has a

and activity details now Chewbacca has a

and activity details now Chewbacca has a fairly digital free life before this but

fairly digital free life before this but

fairly digital free life before this but as a beloved member of my family who

as a beloved member of my family who

as a beloved member of my family who often decides to run when he encounters

often decides to run when he encounters

often decides to run when he encounters loud noises or new places it brings me

loud noises or new places it brings me

loud noises or new places it brings me tremendous comfort to know that I have

tremendous comfort to know that I have

tremendous comfort to know that I have opted into these nearly magical modern

opted into these nearly magical modern

opted into these nearly magical modern digital tools to ensure that I could

digital tools to ensure that I could

digital tools to ensure that I could find him if he ran away again but

find him if he ran away again but

find him if he ran away again but Chewbacca did not agree to wear this

Chewbacca did not agree to wear this

Chewbacca did not agree to wear this tracker he did not consent to its use

tracker he did not consent to its use

tracker he did not consent to its use and he doesn’t even know that I’m using

and he doesn’t even know that I’m using

and he doesn’t even know that I’m using a combination of satellites cell towers

a combination of satellites cell towers

a combination of satellites cell towers and accelerometers to constantly

and accelerometers to constantly

and accelerometers to constantly transmit his data through third parties

transmit his data through third parties

transmit his data through third parties but he also doesn’t have to fear

but he also doesn’t have to fear

but he also doesn’t have to fear identity theft

identity theft

identity theft doesn’t have to worry about

doesn’t have to worry about

doesn’t have to worry about discrimination at work if his co-workers

discrimination at work if his co-workers

discrimination at work if his co-workers find out he goes to synagogue every

find out he goes to synagogue every

find out he goes to synagogue every Friday or wonder if the very large

Friday or wonder if the very large

Friday or wonder if the very large number of hours that he sleeps every day

number of hours that he sleeps every day

number of hours that he sleeps every day will count against his health insurance

will count against his health insurance

will count against his health insurance premiums I alone made the decision to

premiums I alone made the decision to

premiums I alone made the decision to share this information for his safety in

share this information for his safety in

share this information for his safety in case he ever gets lost again but you are

case he ever gets lost again but you are

case he ever gets lost again but you are not Chewbacca you have rights you have

not Chewbacca you have rights you have

not Chewbacca you have rights you have agency that extends beyond basic

agency that extends beyond basic

agency that extends beyond basic questions like can I eat that now please

questions like can I eat that now please

questions like can I eat that now please and you can make choices and trade-offs

and you can make choices and trade-offs

and you can make choices and trade-offs about the conveniences you want in your

about the conveniences you want in your

about the conveniences you want in your life

life

life how you choose to protect your own

how you choose to protect your own

how you choose to protect your own safety and what information you’ve

safety and what information you’ve

safety and what information you’ve generate and share about yourself

generate and share about yourself

generate and share about yourself nonetheless I venture a guess that

nonetheless I venture a guess that

nonetheless I venture a guess that nearly all of us in this room have

nearly all of us in this room have

nearly all of us in this room have chosen to share intimate digital

chosen to share intimate digital

chosen to share intimate digital information about ourselves with

information about ourselves with

information about ourselves with electronic devices that we carry

electronic devices that we carry

electronic devices that we carry everywhere we go our smartphones now I

everywhere we go our smartphones now I

everywhere we go our smartphones now I was recently traveling alone and lost my

was recently traveling alone and lost my

was recently traveling alone and lost my phone and an almost physical wave of

phone and an almost physical wave of

phone and an almost physical wave of panic washed over me at the notion that

panic washed over me at the notion that

panic washed over me at the notion that it might be gone I quickly realized that

it might be gone I quickly realized that

it might be gone I quickly realized that this small device fits in the palm of my

this small device fits in the palm of my

this small device fits in the palm of my hand have become my most consistent and

hand have become my most consistent and

hand have become my most consistent and versatile safety net now we’re here

versatile safety net now we’re here

versatile safety net now we’re here today to talk about transportation and

today to talk about transportation and

today to talk about transportation and here I am talking dogs and phones with

here I am talking dogs and phones with

here I am talking dogs and phones with the case that I want to make to you

the case that I want to make to you

the case that I want to make to you today is that it’s time to start

today is that it’s time to start

today is that it’s time to start thinking of your car in the same way

thinking of your car in the same way

thinking of your car in the same way that you think of your phone but the

that you think of your phone but the

that you think of your phone but the safety and convenience features that

safety and convenience features that

safety and convenience features that connected cars can bring may transform

connected cars can bring may transform

connected cars can bring may transform your life even more fundamentally than

your life even more fundamentally than

your life even more fundamentally than your phone but that the safety case is

your phone but that the safety case is

your phone but that the safety case is even more critical when it comes to cars

even more critical when it comes to cars

even more critical when it comes to cars because your phone doesn’t move you down

because your phone doesn’t move you down

because your phone doesn’t move you down the highway at 60 miles an hour over

the highway at 60 miles an hour over

the highway at 60 miles an hour over 37,000 Americans don’t die each year in

37,000 Americans don’t die each year in

37,000 Americans don’t die each year in phone accidents this is how many

phone accidents this is how many

phone accidents this is how many Americans died in car crashes in 2016 so

Americans died in car crashes in 2016 so

Americans died in car crashes in 2016 so if there was a chance that technology

if there was a chance that technology

if there was a chance that technology could prevent me or my loved ones from

could prevent me or my loved ones from

could prevent me or my loved ones from becoming one of these statistics by

becoming one of these statistics by

becoming one of these statistics by sharing the same sensitivity of

sharing the same sensitivity of

sharing the same sensitivity of information with my car that I already

information with my car that I already

information with my car that I already share with my phone I would take it in a

share with my phone I would take it in a

share with my phone I would take it in a heartbeat now lucky for us that chance

heartbeat now lucky for us that chance

heartbeat now lucky for us that chance has arrived but we live in a world where

has arrived but we live in a world where

has arrived but we live in a world where 94% of car crashes are caused in some

94% of car crashes are caused in some

94% of car crashes are caused in some way by human error and every day new

way by human error and every day new

way by human error and every day new technologies are being developed that

technologies are being developed that

technologies are being developed that can mitigate that error so I want to

can mitigate that error so I want to

can mitigate that error so I want to argue that given these numbers the case

argue that given these numbers the case

argue that given these numbers the case is so much stronger for opting in and

is so much stronger for opting in and

is so much stronger for opting in and sharing information with your car then

sharing information with your car then

sharing information with your car then even your phone which is something we

even your phone which is something we

even your phone which is something we have all already chosen to do now as

have all already chosen to do now as

have all already chosen to do now as with smart phones your car will need

with smart phones your car will need

with smart phones your car will need information in order for these speech

information in order for these speech

information in order for these speech to function and as with smartphones the

to function and as with smartphones the

to function and as with smartphones the companies involved will need to

companies involved will need to

companies involved will need to safeguard your privacy in order for you

safeguard your privacy in order for you

safeguard your privacy in order for you to use and Trust the technology more and

to use and Trust the technology more and

to use and Trust the technology more and more all new cars are starting to come

more all new cars are starting to come

more all new cars are starting to come with these features in some cases the

with these features in some cases the

with these features in some cases the safety case may be so persuasive that

safety case may be so persuasive that

safety case may be so persuasive that consumers won’t be given a choice

consumers won’t be given a choice

consumers won’t be given a choice just as we eventually weren’t given a

just as we eventually weren’t given a

just as we eventually weren’t given a choice about seatbelts so the truth is

choice about seatbelts so the truth is

choice about seatbelts so the truth is that yes your car will be learning more

that yes your car will be learning more

that yes your car will be learning more about you but what it learns may save

about you but what it learns may save

about you but what it learns may save your life now part of the challenge with

your life now part of the challenge with

your life now part of the challenge with this shift is that Americans have a very

this shift is that Americans have a very

this shift is that Americans have a very unique relationship with our cars we’ve

unique relationship with our cars we’ve

unique relationship with our cars we’ve long thought of cars as these mechanical

long thought of cars as these mechanical

long thought of cars as these mechanical chassis that guarantee our autonomy and

chassis that guarantee our autonomy and

chassis that guarantee our autonomy and our freedom and often in conjunction our

our freedom and often in conjunction our

our freedom and often in conjunction our privacy

this heightened expectation of privacy

this heightened expectation of privacy is reflected in our lives as well as our

is reflected in our lives as well as our

is reflected in our lives as well as our laws with new rules around privacy in

laws with new rules around privacy in

laws with new rules around privacy in the car evolving over time but cars have

the car evolving over time but cars have

the car evolving over time but cars have long collected data nearly every car for

long collected data nearly every car for

long collected data nearly every car for decades has had an event data recorder

decades has had an event data recorder

decades has had an event data recorder and an onboard diagnostic system but in

and an onboard diagnostic system but in

and an onboard diagnostic system but in the past few years there’s been an

the past few years there’s been an

the past few years there’s been an explosion in the variety the

explosion in the variety the

explosion in the variety the connectivity and the volume of data in

connectivity and the volume of data in

connectivity and the volume of data in the car these new features are enabling

the car these new features are enabling

the car these new features are enabling Jetson like technologies I’ll give you a

Jetson like technologies I’ll give you a

Jetson like technologies I’ll give you a few examples automatic emergency braking

few examples automatic emergency braking

few examples automatic emergency braking uses radar or camera based sensors to

uses radar or camera based sensors to

uses radar or camera based sensors to detect if you’re about to hit an object

detect if you’re about to hit an object

detect if you’re about to hit an object on the road and you haven’t braked

on the road and you haven’t braked

on the road and you haven’t braked quickly enough and they’ll brake

quickly enough and they’ll brake

quickly enough and they’ll brake automatically eye tracking technologies

automatically eye tracking technologies

automatically eye tracking technologies can tell if a driver is falling asleep

can tell if a driver is falling asleep

can tell if a driver is falling asleep at the wheel and alert them to get them

at the wheel and alert them to get them

at the wheel and alert them to get them to wake up vehicle the vehicle

to wake up vehicle the vehicle

to wake up vehicle the vehicle communication can send basic safety

communication can send basic safety

communication can send basic safety messages from your car to nearby cars on

messages from your car to nearby cars on

messages from your car to nearby cars on the road to notify them if you’ve had to

the road to notify them if you’ve had to

the road to notify them if you’ve had to brake suddenly or gotten into a crash so

brake suddenly or gotten into a crash so

brake suddenly or gotten into a crash so that the driver six cars back can know

that the driver six cars back can know

that the driver six cars back can know that he needs to slow down before he

that he needs to slow down before he

that he needs to slow down before he runs into you what’s preventing a pileup

runs into you what’s preventing a pileup

runs into you what’s preventing a pileup now another big shift is connectivity so

now another big shift is connectivity so

now another big shift is connectivity so whereas before in order to get access to

whereas before in order to get access to

whereas before in order to get access to the information on your car the

the information on your car the

the information on your car the technician had to plug in to a port

technician had to plug in to a port

technician had to plug in to a port today it can be transferred almost

today it can be transferred almost

today it can be transferred almost instantaneously to a growing number of

instantaneously to a growing number of

instantaneously to a growing number of parties you go to cars nearby on the

parties you go to cars nearby on the

parties you go to cars nearby on the road it could go through the cloud to

road it could go through the cloud to

road it could go through the cloud to your vehicle manufacturer you can notify

your vehicle manufacturer you can notify

your vehicle manufacturer you can notify you of defects or issues and it could go

you of defects or issues and it could go

you of defects or issues and it could go through the cloud to your apps so that

through the cloud to your apps so that

through the cloud to your apps so that the music you listen to in the car syncs

the music you listen to in the car syncs

the music you listen to in the car syncs with what you’ll later hear on your

with what you’ll later hear on your

with what you’ll later hear on your computer the other big shift is the

computer the other big shift is the

computer the other big shift is the volume of data in the car

volume of data in the car

volume of data in the car so autonomous cars that are being tested

so autonomous cars that are being tested

so autonomous cars that are being tested today can generate up to one gigabyte of

today can generate up to one gigabyte of

today can generate up to one gigabyte of data per second that means they could go

data per second that means they could go

data per second that means they could go through my entire cell phone plan worth

through my entire cell phone plan worth

through my entire cell phone plan worth of data for the month in less than a

of data for the month in less than a

of data for the month in less than a minute now autonomous cars use this much

minute now autonomous cars use this much

minute now autonomous cars use this much data because they’re constantly going

data because they’re constantly going

data because they’re constantly going through a machine learning process but

through a machine learning process but

through a machine learning process but they’re analyzing each prior incident

they’re analyzing each prior incident

they’re analyzing each prior incident into

into

into to ensure that any mistakes that are

to ensure that any mistakes that are

to ensure that any mistakes that are made won’t happen again both for that

made won’t happen again both for that

made won’t happen again both for that car and for any other car in the

car and for any other car in the

car and for any other car in the autonomous sleep now these features and

autonomous sleep now these features and

autonomous sleep now these features and many more will go a very long way in

many more will go a very long way in

many more will go a very long way in mitigating again the vast majority of

mitigating again the vast majority of

mitigating again the vast majority of crashes that are caused by human error

crashes that are caused by human error

crashes that are caused by human error but for these features to work

but for these features to work

but for these features to work they’ll need data your data so the

they’ll need data your data so the

they’ll need data your data so the question that we face given how strong

question that we face given how strong

question that we face given how strong the safety case is today is how do we go

the safety case is today is how do we go

the safety case is today is how do we go about balancing safety and privacy and

about balancing safety and privacy and

about balancing safety and privacy and convenience and creepiness in a world

convenience and creepiness in a world

convenience and creepiness in a world where car companies are becoming

where car companies are becoming

where car companies are becoming technology companies the trade and

technology companies the trade and

technology companies the trade and personal data and vice versa how do we

personal data and vice versa how do we

personal data and vice versa how do we ensure that we incorporate best

ensure that we incorporate best

ensure that we incorporate best practices around data and privacy from

practices around data and privacy from

practices around data and privacy from other technology sectors into the car

other technology sectors into the car

other technology sectors into the car ecosystem the truth is that we’re

ecosystem the truth is that we’re

ecosystem the truth is that we’re already starting to do it courts are

already starting to do it courts are

already starting to do it courts are starting to recognize that we have a

starting to recognize that we have a

starting to recognize that we have a heightened expectation of privacy in

heightened expectation of privacy in

heightened expectation of privacy in digital devices that contain information

digital devices that contain information

digital devices that contain information about ourselves the Federal Trade

about ourselves the Federal Trade

about ourselves the Federal Trade Commission it’s a consumer protection

Commission it’s a consumer protection

Commission it’s a consumer protection agency that safeguards consumers against

agency that safeguards consumers against

agency that safeguards consumers against unfair or deceptive business practices

unfair or deceptive business practices

unfair or deceptive business practices ensuring that companies keep their words

ensuring that companies keep their words

ensuring that companies keep their words to consumers and treat them fairly car

to consumers and treat them fairly car

to consumers and treat them fairly car makers recognize that you won’t use

makers recognize that you won’t use

makers recognize that you won’t use these technologies unless you trust them

these technologies unless you trust them

these technologies unless you trust them so in 2014 nearly all of them agreed to

so in 2014 nearly all of them agreed to

so in 2014 nearly all of them agreed to a set of privacy principles that state

a set of privacy principles that state

a set of privacy principles that state that they commit to transparency to

that they commit to transparency to

that they commit to transparency to obtaining affirmative express consent

obtaining affirmative express consent

obtaining affirmative express consent before sharing information for marketing

before sharing information for marketing

before sharing information for marketing and to limiting sharing with law

and to limiting sharing with law

and to limiting sharing with law enforcement but there’s more work to do

enforcement but there’s more work to do

enforcement but there’s more work to do many of us may have gotten into rental

many of us may have gotten into rental

many of us may have gotten into rental cars and seen the prior drivers contacts

cars and seen the prior drivers contacts

cars and seen the prior drivers contacts pre-loaded on the screen or plugged in

pre-loaded on the screen or plugged in

pre-loaded on the screen or plugged in our phone to charge in a car and seeing

our phone to charge in a car and seeing

our phone to charge in a car and seeing the data instantaneously transferred

the data instantaneously transferred

the data instantaneously transferred imagine what could happen if you sold a

imagine what could happen if you sold a

imagine what could happen if you sold a used car and it had your home address

used car and it had your home address

used car and it had your home address stored in the GPS and your garage door

stored in the GPS and your garage door

stored in the GPS and your garage door code programmed into the buttons so

code programmed into the buttons so

code programmed into the buttons so consumers need meaningful transparency

consumers need meaningful transparency

consumers need meaningful transparency we need the opportunity to learn what

we need the opportunity to learn what

we need the opportunity to learn what information a car will generate and

information a car will generate and

information a car will generate and share

share

share and something other than a six-page

and something other than a six-page

and something other than a six-page legal contract at the end of a long car

legal contract at the end of a long car

legal contract at the end of a long car purchase negotiation we need choice and

purchase negotiation we need choice and

purchase negotiation we need choice and control where possible especially for

control where possible especially for

control where possible especially for infotainment information that isn’t as

infotainment information that isn’t as

infotainment information that isn’t as critical to vehicle operation we need a

critical to vehicle operation we need a

critical to vehicle operation we need a wipe data option and a privacy setting

wipe data option and a privacy setting

wipe data option and a privacy setting screen just as we have in our

screen just as we have in our

screen just as we have in our smartphones now as more and more

smartphones now as more and more

smartphones now as more and more vehicles incorporate these features soon

vehicles incorporate these features soon

vehicles incorporate these features soon you won’t want to rely on the

you won’t want to rely on the

you won’t want to rely on the traditional tools to protect your safety

traditional tools to protect your safety

traditional tools to protect your safety just as you no longer just as we no

just as you no longer just as we no

just as you no longer just as we no longer do with Chewbacca as connected

longer do with Chewbacca as connected

longer do with Chewbacca as connected cars become as important to your safety

cars become as important to your safety

cars become as important to your safety as seatbelt

as seatbelt

as seatbelt data privacy will too soon you won’t

data privacy will too soon you won’t

data privacy will too soon you won’t want your loved ones in the car without

want your loved ones in the car without

want your loved ones in the car without it thank you

it thank you

it thank you [Applause]

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