Toyota Expands Customer Data Use for Insurance Savings

Connected Analytic Services, an affiliate of Toyota Insurance Management Solutions USA, has expanded its business with Toyota Motor North America by adding new products for owners of enrolled Toyota vehicles. CAS is Toyota’s exclusive data aggregator, providing telematics and vehicle build data to insurance companies on behalf of Toyota customers who want to use their driving data to receive potential insurance savings.

CAS does business with insurance carriers to provide customers with the ability to use their driving data to price their insurance “more accurately.” Drivers of Toyota vehicles interested in receiving potential insurance savings can opt in to Insure Connect, Toyota’s latest connected service. The company is also focused on creating a future of safer roads and improved driving conditions. (AutoInformed: Toyota and Amazon Web Services Working on Connected Cars, Ridesharing, Driving Behavior-Based Insurance…; Telematics – New Ford and Lincoln Vehicles Enable Insurance Company Monitoring of Your Driving Behaviors; Autonomous Vehicles to Cut Auto Insurance Biz 71% By 2050)

In a release CAS said: “CAS recognizes that data privacy is a top concern for customers. Vehicle telematics data and driver information is shared only at the express request and direction of Toyota customers. CAS employs top-of-the-line security software and protocols to ensure the safety of all vehicle and driving data and driver information. When a customer opts in to share their vehicle and driving data, there is a multiple-step process in place to provide the necessary security.”

“Using the latest technologies, we’re able to provide more features and safety resources than ever before. We work with CAS to empower interested customers to use their driving data to obtain potential insurance savings. It’s a great example of how new technology can benefit customers in ways never before possible,” claimed Steve Basra, group vice president of Connected Technologies at Toyota Motor North America.