VW boss: Data to be key issue for future of self-driving cars

Self-driving cars generate a lot of data which has huge implications for privacy. — dpa

Data that are crucial for the safety of self-driving cars, and the way they are handled, will be important issues that the technology will have to deal with at some point down the line, predicts Volkswagen Group chief executive Herbert Diess.

However, much work is still needed before such cars become widely available, he told dpa and dpa-AFX news agencies.