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Automakers Are Sharing Consumers' Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies
2024-03-12
NYT requires registration before reading. Oh the inescapable irony.
[NYT] "Automakers, including G.M., Honda, Kia, and Hyundai, have been collecting detailed driving data from millions of Americans through internet-enabled connected-car applications. The data, which includes information on speed, hard braking, and rapid accelerations, is shared with data brokers like LexisNexis. These brokers then provide the information to insurance companies, which use it to personalize coverage and set rates, The New York Times reported Monday. While automakers and data brokers claim to have drivers' consent, the partnerships are often obscured in fine print and unclear privacy policies. The practice raises concerns about privacy and transparency, as some drivers may be unaware that their driving habits are being tracked and shared with third parties."
Posted by:Besoeker

#5  But about that,
Don't know the site, unconfirmed report, so salt:

The 1:6:90 Rule essentially posits that the raw materials required to manufacture one battery electric vehicle could alternatively be used to produce six plug-in hybrids or a staggering 90 hybrid vehicles. Toyota argues that the overall carbon reduction achieved by these 90 hybrids over their lifetime is 37 times greater than that of a single battery electric vehicle.

And at lower price points.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2024-03-12 18:44  

#4  Right, my auto insurance bouncing 15% has absolutely nothing to do with new to the States, unlicensed, uninsured drivers.

Its because when visiting Wichita, driving correct will get you in a car wreck, so you drive safe which is driving like you just got here and have never been to driving school.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2024-03-12 18:23  

#3  Oh, yes, the car companies surely want fewer car buyers.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2024-03-12 15:23  

#2  ...The ultimate plan here is, I think, to drive drivers off the road.

I mean, think for a second how many people you see daily on your way to work whom, if their insurance companies were watching them, wouldn't have any.

Mike
Posted by: MikeKozlowski   2024-03-12 15:22  

#1  Yall just figured that out, huh?
If you have a newer vehicle that has satellite radio, and you don't use it, you might want to pop the radio and unplug the satellite antenna. Just a suggestion. No particular reason.
Posted by: ed in texas   2024-03-12 15:17  

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