New connected products must give users their data by default and free of charge
From September 12, 2026, the design obligation of Article 3.1 of the Data Act (Regulation (EU) 2023/2854) applies to connected products and related services placed on the market.
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New connected products must give users their data by default and free of charge
From September 12, 2026, the design obligation of Article 3.1 of the Data Act (Regulation (EU) 2023/2854) applies to connected products and related services placed on the market.
If you manufacture machinery, vehicles, appliances or sensors, access to data stops being a paid extra: it becomes a design requirement of every launch. And if you are an industrial customer, you have a new lever: ask your suppliers for your equipment's data in an open format, by default and free of charge, and use it for maintenance or to switch suppliers.