DPDP Compliance for Automotive & Connected Mobility
Modern vehicles and dealerships generate personal data continuously — telematics and location from connected cars, plus CRM and finance data across the sales journey.
The personal data you handle
A quick reality check. If any of this looks familiar, the DPDP Act applies to you.
Why DPDP applies to Automotive & Connected Mobility
Connected vehicles turn cars into data platforms — location, driving behaviour and in-car app usage are personal data, often sensitive. OEMs, dealers and app partners are all Data Fiduciaries who must obtain consent, minimise, and manage cross-border flows to global OEM clouds.
Sector note: Beyond DPDP: location/telematics sensitivity, cross-border transfer to OEM clouds, and third-party in-car SDK governance.
What to keep in mind
The points that cause most of the DPDP exposure in Automotive & Connected Mobility.
Telematics is sensitive
Location and driving-behaviour data need clear consent, minimisation and strict access control — with an easy way to opt out.
Dealer CRM & leads
Test-drive and finance leads are personal data shared across dealers and financiers — get consent and sign DPAs.
Cross-border to OEM cloud
Vehicle data often flows to a global OEM platform. Map the transfer and apply safeguards.
In-car third-party apps
Infotainment SDKs and apps collect data too. Inventory them and gate anything that profiles the driver.
How dpflo helps Automotive & Connected Mobility
An India-resident DPDP platform that turns these obligations into a small set of guided workflows.
- Data-flow mapping for telematics and OEM-cloud transfers.
- Consent for connected-car features and dealer-lead marketing.
- Automated discovery & classification of personal data across your databases, cloud storage and SaaS apps.
- Consent capture, consent receipts and easy withdrawal — web, app, QR and a hosted preference centre.
- A resident/customer request (DSR) & grievance portal with SLA tracking and audit-ready evidence.
- Retention schedules, data-minimisation flags and a 72-hour breach-notification workflow.
- A vendor/processor register with data-processing-agreement (DPA) tracking.
Get Automotive & Connected Mobility DPDP-ready
Book a short call and we'll map your data, show you where the gaps are, and give you a tailored plan for the DPDP Act.