As Anti-Collision Technology Becomes The Norm, Insurance Companies Ignore Discounts For It

Automakers are accelerating the rollout of technology designed to avoid crashes, but insurance companies are waving a caution flag at consumers eyeing discounts for buying collision-avoiding brakes or automated cruise control.

The global market for advanced driver assistance systems, known in the industry as ADAS, is expected to reach more than $67 billion by 2025, growing more than 10 percent each year. A group of 20 carmakers has pledged to outfit almost every new vehicle with forward collision warning and city-speed automatic emergency braking by 2020.

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MDarringer - 7/26/2019 12:32:46 PM

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Insurance companies and the IIHS (their puppet fake research arm) don't care about you beyond ripping you off.

skytop - 7/26/2019 9:44:38 PM

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Repeat after me: "Insurance companies are NOT my friend."

TomM - 7/27/2019 6:57:27 AM

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Until the Insurance companies figure out the Liability of a driverless car, they will have this potential for real problems on their minds and will not change much.

SanJoseDriver - 7/27/2019 9:42:26 PM

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That is BS, if it becomes the norm than prices for all drivers should drop as the statistics favor fewer accidents.

MDarringer - 7/27/2019 10:49:04 PM

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That's not how your buddies in the IIHS will spin this.

SanJoseDriver - 7/30/2019 2:24:58 AM

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How would they spin it?