Tesla is launching at present its Security Rating 2.0, a brand new model of its driver scoring system to aim to make it fairer because it influences insurance coverage prices.

When launching its personal automobile insurance coverage product, Tesla utilized its capability to gather real-time driving knowledge from its autos to create what it calls a “Security Rating,” which principally provides drivers a rating based mostly on how and after they drive with a purpose to have an effect on their month-to-month premium negatively or positively.

The rating can be affected by issues just like the variety of “Ahead Collision Warnings” you get, the quantity of exhausting braking you do, aggressive turning, unsafe following distance, and in the event you get compelled Autopilot disengagement.

Now Tesla has launched what it calls Security Rating 2.0, and it consists of important adjustments to program:

• Added Extreme Rushing as a brand new Security Issue. Extra time spent driving over 85 mph will result in a decrease Security Rating.
• Added Unbuckled Driving as a brand new Security Issue. Time spent driving over 10 mph with out buckling the motive force’s seatbelt will result in a decrease Security Rating.
• Up to date Late Night time Driving to be danger weighted based mostly on when you find yourself driving from 10 PM – 4 AM. The affect of late night time driving in your Security Rating will rely on the proportion of time spent driving in every hour from 10 PM – 4 AM. The affect in your Security Rating is now diminished earlier within the night time and elevated later within the night time.
• Up to date Exhausting Braking Security Issue to exclude braking occasions that happen when the car detects a yellow visitors mild.

The primary two are newly added behaviors that drivers must keep away from now, however the final two are adjustments to present elements in Tesla insurance coverage.

Tesla insurance coverage customers who must commonly drive at night time had been complaining that they needed to pay larger premiums. It seems to be like Tesla is making an attempt to handle that with the change to late night time driving hours.

The identical goes for not deducting factors for exhausting braking if it’s due to a yellow mild.

Hopefully, this leads to secure drivers having to pay much less for insurance coverage.