Spying on you?

[Navy619]

I read and watched on youtube that all the new Honda's have a monitoring system where they can track your speed and send it back to your insurance company, and slowly raise your premiums. Is this true? I couldn't find any information on here.

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[Chilly613]

Premiums go up yearly anyways regardless if they're tracking you or not. Most insurance companies where they track you like that is so you can possibly get a discount and pay less sort of a pay as you go, you have to opt into it they can't just track you and generally they give you a device that plugs into the OBD port or something that is part of an app on your phone.

 

[cryptolime]

no, they can't do that

 

[Fanatic]

Insurance companies suck.

 

[nawfoo]

You have to agree to it through app, it's not automatic

 

[Higgs Boson]

I mean honestly, how do you get this car over the speed limit anyways?

 

[AZCWTypeR]

I opted to turn off data sharing in the menus.

Yes, Honda has the ability to capture driving data. Hopefully my menu selection disabled that.

I'm not aware of Honda selling data to insurance companies, unlike the widely reported GM issues.

 

[Tickle]

The sharing of the information did happen. For that reason I also don't use HondaLink.

Honda has since changed their policy as far as sharing the information.

This feature was removed May 9th of this year.

So Honda no longer shares that information with the insurance agencies. This practice was likely explained to you similar to how insurance agencies spin it. "Discounts for safe driving" type stuff...

Look through your emails to see if you received an email from HondaLink. The title is "Discontinuing HondaLink Driver Feedback"

Hope this helps

 

[Cornercarver]

The discount for monitoring sounds good until you understand how it works.

It might make sense - might - if it actually could see the traffic around you and assess your actions taking that into account. But it can't.
So if you hit your brakes hard to avoid a head on because some genius decided to pass four cars on a curvy two lane and is coming right at you - happened to me yesterday - then you get dinged, as opposed to getting kudos for being aware and responding appropriately. Because the app just knows you hit the brakes hard. Or maybe you accelerated hard so that you could safely and smoothly merge, or pass. Ding. Etc.

Just say no. You'll thank me later.

 

[RUNN1N]

For what it's worth, I had data sharing turned on, and I requested a copy of my driver profile from the company who would've reported my driving behaviors (Verisk?) for my FL5, DE5, and A-Spec + Tech Integra--I got a pretty quick response via mail, they didn't create a driver profile for me, and didn't report anything about my driving behaviors for those 3 cars to anyone.

 

[Icehawk]

Huh, so maybe it is safe to reconnect Hondalink? @Tickle any chance you have a link or could copy the email info here?

 

[Tickle]

@Icehawk

Dear Valued HondaLink Customer,

We want to let you know about upcoming changes to HondaLink services.

What's Changing:

• The HondaLink Driver Feedback Program, including the Discount Alert feature, will be discontinued on May 09, 2024.
• After May 09, 2024, Driver Feedback (including your driver score) will be removed.

Our Vision for the Future: We are genuinely excited about the future and our team remains committed to enhancing the services available through HondaLink and exploring innovative ways to serve you better.

Need Assistance? Should you have any questions or require assistance, feel free to reach out to us at 1-888-528-7876. Our dedicated support team is available Monday through Friday, from 6:00 am to 5:00 pm Pacific Time.

Thank you for being a part of the HondaLink community. We look forward to continuing this journey together.

Sincerely,

The HondaLink Team







Oddly enough, a Honda Link rep called me today. We discussed the details, and I reactivated my service.

 

[optronix]

There's been much speculation on this topic. At least in this thread the default isn't to pick up the pitchforks and storm Honda NAHQ.

I'm too lazy to go dig it up right now, but apparently the FL5/DE5 do not have the Telematics Control Unit that collects and sends this data to Big Honda (or LexisNexis or whatever). But I personally haven't found this documented anywhere, just forum hearsay.

 

[FL5ghost]

I read and watched on youtube that all the new Honda's have a monitoring system where they can track your speed and send it back to your insurance company, and slowly raise your premiums. Is this true? I couldn't find any information on here.

Our cars are Japanese not Chinese. So don’t worry

 

[Tickle]

the 2023 Civic Type R in the US does not have the Driver Feedback option in the paid Honda Link app. Other Hondas do, not the FL5. US FL5 was never impacted by this.

Would love to see anything that backs what you are saying.

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