The vehicle privacy setting impact vehicle APIs usage. Some APIs are available only in certain privacy modes.

Inboard Setting

Within the vehicle infotainment system HMI, the user/driver can select various privacy settings:

• Data & Location: geolocation & data are enabled.
• Data: data is enabled but the location is not.
• Plane/Private Mode: neither data nor geolocation are available.

Vehicle APIs are privacy-sensitive: if the privacy setting is not Data & Location, some features are not available.

WebPortal API

According to the inboard privacy setting, vehicle APIs can be disabled. That’s why it is required to handle the privacy mode in the project; indeed, some APIs could be unavailable if the privacy setting does not meet the requirements.

In WebPortal references, you can find icons related to each API required permission:

• Data & Location:  this API requires all access to be granted.
  Privacy mode should be Data & Location
• Location:  this API requires at least location to be activated.
  Privacy mode should be Data & Location or Location
• None:  this API is always available, even in plane mode.
  Privacy mode can be Data & Location, Location or Private/Plane mode