The decision followed a New York Times report this month that G.M. had, for years, been sharing data about drivers’ mileage, braking, acceleration and speed with the insurance industry. The drivers were enrolled — some unknowingly, they said — in OnStar Smart Driver, a feature in G.M.’s internet-connected cars that collected data about how the car had been driven and promised feedback and digital badges for good driving.

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  • @Brkdncr
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    22 months ago

    You can’t have things like airbags, stability control, efficient use of fuel/energy without software.

    We haven’t had software-less cars for decades. As someone that works on older vehicles you don’t want to go back to that era.