A striking claim was made today for Hyundai and Kia. Hyundai and Kia, who are accused of selling data about the vehicles they launched in the United States to insurance companies, are currently facing a lawsuit. So how does this happen? Here is the answer.
Do Kia and Hyundai transmit data about systems such as collision avoidance to insurance companies?
As you know, there are many systems in many vehicles that prevent the risk of accidents. These include features such as collision avoidance, lane keeping, sleep tracking, fatigue detection, and speed limit monitoring. We all use these features to travel safely with our vehicles. However, it turns out that these systems do not only serve us.
The lawsuit filed against Kia and Hyundai brands in the USA today surprised everyone. The two brands, which offer users a pleasant driving experience with many services such as UVO Connect, Kia Connect, Bluelink and Bluelink+ in their vehicles, may also be misusing this data. According to the claim in the lawsuit, Kia and Hyundai keep records of systems such as sudden braking and collision avoidance that are activated while driving. The brands that are said to sell these records to insurance companies use an intermediary company called Verisk Analytics.
As evidence of this situation, the sharing of approximately 5 months of driving data of a Hyundai Santa Fe user who has a Bluelink subscription since 2019 and the $250 increase in insurance premium are shown.
In other words, the general summary of the incident is that all the risks you have or may experience in your vehicle are being recorded. When this situation is reported to the insurance company by the authorities, your insurance prices may skyrocket even if you have not had an accident yet. What do you think about this? Let’s meet in the comments.
