Tesla offers a discount on the insurance of drivers using the autopilot

Despite the controversy over the brand Tesla and its driving aid software, the American manufacturer has just revealed a new offer to users of its automatic driving mode. They will now receive a discount on their insurance.

FACTS

• The builder Tesla now offers a discount on his insurance. This offer is exclusive only to users of Supervised Full Self-Drive (FSD) autopilot technology.

• This offer particularly concerns new insured persons driving to Texas and Arizona initially.

• The latter can, since 1 February last, save up to 10% of their premium thanks to a new system of calculation including the ratio of mileage carried out thanks to the automatic driving mode.

• If the new offer primarily targets the new insureds it will be open to Tesla's current customers in the two states concerned from 8 March next.

ISSUES

• Confirming confidence in technology : Tesla's insurance initiative today represents a way for the brand to contradict critics and confirm its great confidence in its own technology.

• Fide and Prospect : Offering a discount on its insurance offer is also a way for Tesla to keep customers already subscribed but also to convince new prospects.

• Continue its efforts : The American manufacturer Tesla long-standing work in customizing insurance cars. In October 2021, he was also taking a new stage in deploying a new version of his offer associated with a "Safety Score". Today, he confirms his ambition to offer disruptive coverage models adapted to his offer.

PERSPECTIVE

• In addition to today's controversy over Tesla's CEO, the brand itself and its driving aid software have often been attacked. In particular, he was accused of causing the death of a driver in 2018. Tesla finally made a deal with the family to avoid the trial.

• But according to an article by CNBCTesla's legal proceedings have accumulated in recent years (at least 15 were still ongoing at the end of December 2024). One of them concerns even a charge of "false fraudulent declaration" about autopilot safety.

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