Want to keep your family safe, secure, and accident free while driving? AAA is introducing their new onboard gadget to monitor drivers, specifically targeted toward teens.
TheCarConnection writes:
Within the past year, we've seen at least two major companies launch programs that promise to lower insurance rates for customers willing to give up a little privacy. For better or worse, another has now joined the ranks: AAA.
To recap: you've probably heard aboutProgressive's "Snapshot" program. The company offers to send a device that plugs into your car'son-board diagnostic port and monitors your driving habits. Drive safely, and your rates go down. Drive carelessly, and, well, you can guess the rest.
State Farm recently launched a similar initiative, the difference being that State Farm uses a smartphone app to give drivers instant feedback -- feedback that, for now, doesn't get reported back to State Farm HQ. Some might find that useful for driver education. Others probably find it a little creepy.
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