Connected vehicles transmit biometric and behavioral data to manufacturers and insurers at scale, extending patterns documented in Mozilla's 2023 car privacy report and McKinsey 2021 connectivity forecasts. The BBC article catalogs location, weight, facial expression and cabin audio collection but omits secondary flows to data brokers; primary policies from 25 brands show every one shares or sells telemetry without granular opt-outs, matching EFF-documented mobile advertising ID linkages. NHTSA-mandated infrared driver monitoring under the 2021 Infrastructure Act adds health inferences with no federal use restrictions, replicating the post-2018 smartphone sensor expansion where raw data reached third parties via SDKs cited in FTC 2022 reports; 95 percent internet-connected vehicles projected by 2030 will compound this without sector-specific consent rules.