Analysing the legal implications of cross-border data collection and usage within connected and autonomous vehicles on the island of Ireland

分析爱尔兰岛上互联和自动驾驶汽车内跨境数据收集和使用的法律的影响：以安全换取隐私？部署互联和自动驾驶汽车（CAV）已成为汽车行业的战略目标，政府计划在该行业投资建设5G网络，使其更有可能被采用。然而，技术创新带来了社会和法律的不确定性。有关数据隐私和网络安全的复杂问题正在得到解决，但由于CAV和国家边界的模糊性，世界领先的创新可能会停止。该项目将特别解决CAV在北方爱尔兰和爱尔兰共和国之间的移动问题，调查和批评对联合王国和爱尔兰岛有重大影响的法律的框架。将在安全与数据隐私之间关系的背景下，对北方爱尔兰CAV的法律的地位进行审查（英国最近的立法不适用于该地区，该立法旨在更新和应用责任规则）。在数据隐私问题和陆地边界的研究方面存在明显而严重的研究差距，特别是在英国退欧的背景下;该项目将研究其他边境司法管辖区（加拿大-美国和挪威-瑞典）的经验，并包括爱尔兰岛的半结构化访谈，寻求了解商业，公众和监管的看法和CAV的影响。该项目通过社会法律和比较方法，补充了法律委员会目前关于CAV的工作，并包括与监管机构、政府和国际研究倡议的合作。研究结果将为制定适当的监管模式和跨境合作提供信息。

Analysing the legal implications of cross-border data collection and usage within connected and autonomous vehicles on the island of Ireland: Selling safety for privacy?Deploying connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) has become a strategic aim of the automotive industry, and government plans for investment in this sector to build 5G networks makes their adoption evermore likely. However, technological innovation brings societal and legal uncertainties. Complex issues regarding data privacy and cybersecurity are in the process of being addressed, but world leading innovation could be halted because of ambiguity surrounding CAVs and national borders. This project will address in particular the movement of CAVs between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, investigating and critiquing the legal frameworks which have significant implications for the UK and the island of Ireland. The legal position of CAVs in Northern Ireland (where recent UK legislation, which has sought to modernise and apply liability rules, does not apply) will be examined, in the context of the relationship between safety and data privacy. There is a clear and serious research gap in research regarding data privacy concerns and land borders, especially within the Brexit context; this project will examine the experiences of other border jurisdictions (Canada-United States and Norway-Sweden), and encompass semi-structured interviews across the island of Ireland, seeking to understand business, public and regulatory perceptions and impacts of CAVs. The project complements the current work of the Law Commissions on CAVs, through socio-legal and comparative approaches, and includes engagement with regulatory bodies, governments, and international research initiatives. The results will inform the development of appropriate regulatory models and cross-border co-operation.