The agreement that we were asked to sign - a transcript of which can be found at
http://www.myrav4ev.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=584 - includes the following text:
Tesla Motors, the powertrain and battery manufacturer, will periodically remotely collect data about your RAV4 EV's powertrain performance for analytical and product quality purposes. While the VIN will be identified, this information does not include vehicle location or personal information.
While I don't believe any of us know the true extent of what is being broadcast to Tesla and Toyota via the SIM card in the Tesla ECU, given the very specific logging that Tesla has revealed they can remotely perform on the Model S, such as with
http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/most-peculiar-test-drive and
http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/when-life-gives-you-lemons, I would expect that the information Tesla receives on the similar RAV4 EV drivetrain is granular, and that they can ultimately track any drivetrain-related electrically-controlled events - speed and SOC correlated with times in which the car is in operation or charging, etc.
While the agreement says that
Tesla does not collect location data, it is clear that
Toyota collects location as well as SOC and charge event information for SafetyConnect/Entune. The SafetyConnect agreement also lists collision and airbag deployment detection as being information sent to Toyota, and Toyota can most certainly correlate all that information back to the car's owner via the SafetyConnect contract.
Based on the above, I think it is wise to assume that the RAV4 EV could conceivably communicate any electronically controlled or monitored event to Tesla or Toyota, and that one or the other are getting reasonably detailed reports on any location, powertrain and safety data.
So, yeah, the RAV4 EV is not the optimal car for individuals with substantial privacy concerns. That said, rest easy, there's no indication that they're watching what radio stations you're listening to.
