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Re:The big data of bad driving, and how insurers plan to tra... by akerro on Friday January 08, 2016 @09:39AM (#10865113)
Question is... will self-driving car prevent tracking or increase it? Will Ford/Toyota start an insurance business and their cars will track us even more (they do now, yes they have built-in ~sim cards). Will card manufacturers take a deal with banks and government to report on car users so you will get a fee before you get back home?

http://www.businessinsider.com/ford-exec-gps-2014-1?IR=T

http://money.cnn.com/2015/03/25/technology/ford-speed-limit/

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Re:The big data of bad driving, and how insurers plan to tra... by masklinn on Friday January 08, 2016 @10:18AM (#10865419)
Would car insurance still be an issue with unowned/rented SDC? I'd assume the manufacturer and possibly lender would be on the hook for the car misbehaving.
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