Transportation and technology showing ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems). .. "More consumers are warming to the idea of using a telematics tool to enhance safe driving, while also lowering costs," Michelle Jackson, senior director of personal lines market strategy at TransUnion, said in a report. "Consumers are shopping for lower premiums, better coverage and superior service from their insurer." (Credit: metamorworks/Shutterstock.com)

A majority of drivers (67%) are aware that connected cars can capture and transmit telematics data that can result in lower insurance premiums, but just 22% of connected car drivers are using data to unlock car insurance discounts, according to a survey by LexisNexis Risk Solutions.

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