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Carmakers are sharing driving habits with insurance companies, unbeknownst to owners
Connected vehicles are becoming an increasingly common sight in the automotive industry, and that means a lot of user data is being shared with other entities. The...
The New York Times looked into the issue, discovering that some car owners might not realize their driving statistics are being sold to insurance companies who use the information to justify increasing their rates. LexisNexis, a New York-based global data broker with a "Risk Solutions" division used by the auto insurance industry, sent the Bolt driver a report that included the dates of all 640 trips made in the vehicle over the past six months, start and end times, distance driven, and any incidents of speeding, hard braking, or sharp accelerating. In related news, President Biden ordered an investigation earlier this month into whether Chinese connected vehicles, particularly EVs, pose a security risk to American citizens.
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