What the Data Act actually changes
Connected products must let users access, use and share the data they generate — for vehicles, a real shift in who gets to create the value.
Briefing · EU Data Act
The EU Data Act: the first domino of the software-defined vehicle
Since January 2024, EU law obliges connected products to open up their data — and from 12 September 2026, design-for-access becomes mandatory for new connected products (Article 3(1)). Our executive briefing explains what the Data Act changes for vehicles, why it makes the software-defined vehicle inevitable, and what to do now — by Viktor Eliasson, CEO, Diadrom.
4 sectionsa short executive briefing
In forcesince 11 Jan 2024
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Inside the briefing
The first domino
Freeing data securely requires the software-defined-vehicle foundations: structured data, governed software, and one tool chain across the lifecycle.
What to do now
Concrete moves — one source of truth, diagnostics, software-download and verification discipline — turn the obligation into a business advantage.