Tesla Hit With Biometric Privacy Suit Over Alleged Face Scans

Tesla Inc. disregards drivers’ biometric privacy rights by scanning their faces while in its vehicles as part of its autopilot and full self-driving systems, according to a proposed class action filed in Illinois state court.

The Austin, Tex.-based electric vehicle manufacturer scans drivers’ faces with an in-cabin camera, but the company does so without obtaining informed consent from Illinois drivers in violation of the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act, plaintiff Peter Platt alleged in a complaint filed March 11 in the Illinois Circuit Court.

The autopilot system is included in all of Tesla’s Model 3 and Model Y cars, and ...