Progressive Snapshot hardware details revealed
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Progressive Snapshot hardware details revealed
Shane McGlaun, Mar 15th 2011 Discuss [355]
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I bet you have heard the commercials on TV and on the radio for the Progressive Snapshot discount program. Progressive Insurance many will send the driver a Snapshot device that they can plug into their car and the device will gather details on how they drive and then share the details with Progressive. If the insurance company likes what they see likes what they see you can get up to a 30% discount on insurance rates.
The snapshot hardware is a little box that you plug into the OBDII port under your steering wheel on your car. It records information automatically and will then share it. Progressive says that the device is looking for things like gentle braking and driving fewer miles than the average driver in your state.
The device also looks at how much you drive during peak hours of midnight to 4am. The hardware won’t be used to up your rates according to the company and it takes about 30 days for any earned discounts to show up. Progressive says the device captures no speed data or GPS information.
MitchD
hard braking data and more can be pulled through obd depending on the year make and model
these are low cost gps devices are similar to what u traq is selling
fear the wolf in a sheep costume..........
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Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:35:14 -0600
Thomas Shaddack
> in order to determine milers driven it will HAVE to use GPS data
> hard braking data and more can be pulled through obd depending on the year
> make and model
> these are low cost gps devices are similar to what u traq is selling
> fear the wolf in a sheep costume..........
odometer in the standard, but many cars have the data accessible in a
vendor-specific address and there is a spec with suggested address.
There is a way, though, a readout of the miles driven since MIL
(Malfunction Indicator Lamp?) reset. That is a directly available
surrogate value.
See more in a discussion here:
http://www.mp3car.com/engine-management-obd-ii-engine-diagnostics-etc/150100-obd-ii-odometer-command.html
Another possible way is integrating time and speed.