General Motors stops sharing driving behavior with data brokers
G.M. had provided braking, acceleration and speed information to LexisNexis Risk Solution and Verisk, companies that generated driver risk profiles for insurers.
General Motors said Friday it had stopped sharing details. on how people drove their cars with two data brokers who created risk profiles for the insurance industry.
The decision follows a New York Times report this month that G.M. has been sharing data on drivers' mileage, braking, acceleration and speed with the insurance industry for years. The drivers were enrolled — some without knowing it, they said — in the OnStar Smart Driver program, a feature of G.M.'s Internet-connected cars that collected data on how the car had been driven and promised feedback and badges digital data for good driving.
Some drivers said their insurance rates increased thanks to the captured data, which G.M. shared with two brokers, LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Verisk . The companies then sold the data to insurance companies.
As of Wednesday, "OnStar Smart Driver customer data is no longer shared with LexisNexis or Verisk," a statement said. said G.M. spokeswoman Malorie Lucich in an emailed statement. “Customer trust is a priority for us, and we actively evaluate our privacy processes and policies.”
Romeo Chicco, a Florida man whose bonuses Insurance almost doubled after its Cadillac collected its driving data, filing a lawsuit seeking class-action status against G.M., OnStar and LexisNexis this month.
An internal document, reviewed by The Times, showed that as of 2022, more than eight million vehicles have been included in Smart Driver. An employee familiar with the program said the company's annual revenue from Smart Driver is in the low millions of dollars.
G.M. had provided braking, acceleration and speed information to LexisNexis Risk Solution and Verisk, companies that generated driver risk profiles for insurers.
General Motors said Friday it had stopped sharing details. on how people drove their cars with two data brokers who created risk profiles for the insurance industry.
The decision follows a New York Times report this month that G.M. has been sharing data on drivers' mileage, braking, acceleration and speed with the insurance industry for years. The drivers were enrolled — some without knowing it, they said — in the OnStar Smart Driver program, a feature of G.M.'s Internet-connected cars that collected data on how the car had been driven and promised feedback and badges digital data for good driving.
Some drivers said their insurance rates increased thanks to the captured data, which G.M. shared with two brokers, LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Verisk . The companies then sold the data to insurance companies.
As of Wednesday, "OnStar Smart Driver customer data is no longer shared with LexisNexis or Verisk," a statement said. said G.M. spokeswoman Malorie Lucich in an emailed statement. “Customer trust is a priority for us, and we actively evaluate our privacy processes and policies.”
Romeo Chicco, a Florida man whose bonuses Insurance almost doubled after its Cadillac collected its driving data, filing a lawsuit seeking class-action status against G.M., OnStar and LexisNexis this month.
An internal document, reviewed by The Times, showed that as of 2022, more than eight million vehicles have been included in Smart Driver. An employee familiar with the program said the company's annual revenue from Smart Driver is in the low millions of dollars.
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