telematics your industry. While the development of vehicle telematics presents benefits for the motoring public, it raises privacy concerns for car owners and could impact the availability of competitive vehicle repair. Central to these concerns is that the consumer has no control over where the information generated by their vehicle is being sent. Currently, the data generated is sent directly to the manufacturer and in most cases, car owners do not have the option of choosing where it goes or turning it off. Depriving drivers of choice in service and degrading competition in auto repair threatens to raise costs for consumers and threaten the viability of the independent auto care industry. CONSUMER OPINION ON CAR TECHNOLOGY: 32% Only 32% of consumers are willing to pay for incar telematics services. Source: IHS Markit 82% positive opinion on car technology 42% interested in semi-autonomous driver override features 32% interested in fully autonomous vehicles 49% have no interest at all 15