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Telematics class action: Law and legal news
March 28, 2024 6:23 AM
A legal filing is seeking to establish class action claims. A Florida man filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against General Motors, OnStar and LexisNexis Risk Solutions for allegedly providing his insurance carrier, Liberty Mutual, with telematics data, which is sometimes obtained from sensors and cameras within a vehicle. The complaint suggests the driving information was made without consent and is an invasion of privacy.
Massachusetts Senator Edward J. Markeyrecently urged the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the data privacy practices of auto manufacturers.
Massachusetts Senator Edward J. Markey
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is inviting states, territories and tribes to apply for $350 million in grants to upgrade and standardize state crash data collection systems.
Sophie Shulman, NHTSA's deputy administrator, said in a statement: "State data tells us what's happening on our roads and allows us to develop effective and responsive strategies, countermeasures, research, rulemakings, and consumer education campaigns."The program is a part of a law directive to establish The State Electronic Data Collection.
Sophie Shulman, NHTSA's deputy administrator, said in a statement: "State data tells us what's happening on our roads and allows us to develop effective and responsive strategies, countermeasures, research, rulemakings, and consumer education campaigns."