Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies
Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies
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Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies
LexisNexis, which generates consumer risk profiles for the insurers, knew about every trip G.M. drivers had taken in their cars, including when they sped, braked too hard or accelerated rapidly.
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Everything about this just defies logic. I could improve my driving score by not braking for anything. Flat-out through roundabouts and high-speed cornering. Yellow light? Just keep rolling. The most dangerous driving I've ever seen has been from slow, inattentive drivers. This just rewards them.
I'm now having second thoughts about even using a phone for GPS navigation. Perhaps I should use a dedicated phone that's not logged in, or on a dedicated unlinked account.
I'm probably never buying a car with a transmitter.
There's an open source navigation app called OsmAnd that uses Open Street Map data. I'll never use Google Maps/Waze again.
Holy shit the customization is incredible! I've tried OSM apps in the last but I either missed this one or it's come a long way. Either way, thank you!
I do have that as an offline backup. I've never used it for driving though.