In-Drive offers a variety of new safety and diagnostics features including:
• One-touch emergency response,
• Roadside assistance,
• Stolen vehicle location assistance,
• Vehicle diagnostic alerts and maintenance reminders, and
• Family-friendly features like location services and speed alerts.
In addition to offering these capabilities, the service also includes a special website and smartphone app for remote and mobile access.
“This combined offering represents a first in our industry,” said Mike Wey, Senior Vice President, State Farm. “It will provide drivers with a wide range of new options that will make for a smarter vehicle and even smarter driver.”
In-Drive provides an easy-to-install device that works in most vehicles made after 1995. It broadens access to new connected vehicle services without requiring drivers to purchase a new vehicle.
Services will be available in three different packages. For the first six months, the basic package will be free after a $10 activation fee. Other packages will range in cost from $5/month to $14.99/month plus applicable taxes.
Additional Savings Program
In addition to offering new connected services, In-Drive also will enable more State Farm policyholders to take part in the Drive Safe & Save program. In-Drive will provide driving performance data and the customer’s savings will be based on mileage, turns, acceleration, braking, speed and time of day vehicle is operated.
Initially, those opting to participate in this voluntary program will save approximately 10 percent on liability, medical payments, collision and comprehensive coverages. The amount of premium savings can change at each renewal date (every six months) as odometer readings and other driving information become available. The discount may increase up to 50 percent, based on how safely a person drives, when they drive, and how much they drive. The website will showcase where a customer’s discount stands and what factors have contributed to the discount. Drivers also can receive personalized tips on what they can do to maximize their savings.
Those who drive the national average of 12,000 miles per year can typically save from about three to 20 percent depending on the way you drive. These discounts are on top of other discounts State Farm provides.