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Self Driving Car Insurance

by KellyCriterion on 1/30/2026, 3:50:15 PM

https://www.lemonade.com/car/explained/self-driving-car-insurance/

Comments

by: hamdingers

The whole point of self-driving cars (to me) is I don't have to own or insure it, someone else deals with that and I just make it show up with my phone when I need it.

1/30/2026, 7:59:51 PM


by: jasoncartwright

If it autonomous or self-driving then why is the person in the car paying for the insurance? Surely if it's Tesla making the decisions, they need the insurance?

1/30/2026, 5:31:04 PM


by: sabareesh

Tesla have their own Insurance product which is already very competitive compared to other providers. Not sure if lemonade can beat them . Tesla's insurance product has similar objective in place already where it rewards self driving over manual driving.

1/30/2026, 5:27:05 PM


by: sktb

Hmmm. The source for the "FSD is safer" claim might not be wholly independent: "Tesla’s data shows that Full Self-Driving miles are twice as safe as manual driving"

1/30/2026, 8:05:58 PM


by: cebert

I own a Model Y with hardware version 4. FSD prevented my from getting in an accident with a drunk driver. It reacted much faster to the situation than I could have. Ever since, I’m sold that in a lot of circumstances, machines can drive better than humans.

1/30/2026, 5:33:11 PM


by: aanet

It would be interesting to see if Lemonade requires a Driver Monitoring System (DMS) to see if the driver&#x2F;operator is actually paying attention (or, like sleeping &#x2F; watching Netflix &#x2F; whatever) while at the driver&#x27;s seat.<p>Anybody know??<p>Tesla FSD is still a <i>supervised</i> system (= ADAS), afaik.

1/30/2026, 8:00:45 PM


by: 1970-01-01

A 50% discount is pretty damning empirical evidence for FSD being better at driving your Tesla than you are.

1/30/2026, 5:38:56 PM


by: FlyingBears

Lemonade purchased Metromile and significantly increased prices. 2.5x if I recall correctly. This has forced me to move to Geico. Now, since prices have increased and new self driving car insurance is giving a discount, are you effectively paying same old rate?

1/30/2026, 8:00:02 PM


by: rebelde

99&#x2F;month is more than I have been willing to pay for FSD, but if it lowers my insurance by 200&#x2F;month, I could be convinced.

1/30/2026, 6:12:07 PM


by: t1234s

What happens if you have FSD turned off and like to drive fast on public roads. Will they see this telemetry and raise your rates?

1/30/2026, 5:41:08 PM


by: kittikitti

I have Lemonade for my home insurance. It&#x27;s been reliable for several years and the customer service is great. I don&#x27;t have a self-driving car but I wouldn&#x27;t hesitate to sign up. Their rates are very affordable.

1/30/2026, 8:27:07 PM


by: drnick1

&gt; automatically tracking FSD miles versus manual miles through direct Tesla integration.<p>No thanks. I unplugged the cellular modem in my car precisely because I can&#x27;t stand the idea that the manufacturer&#x2F;dealer&#x2F;insurance company or other unauthorized third parties could have access to my location and driving habits.<p>I also generally avoid dealers like the plague and only trust the kind of shops where the guy who answers the phone is the guy doing the work.

1/30/2026, 7:50:48 PM


by: FrankWilhoit

One&#x27;s first thought is that they ought to be running away from underwriting this as fast as they can go. But then one realizes that it is all profit -- they need never pay a claim, because in accidents involving autonomous vehicles, it will never be possible to establish fault; and then one sees that the primary purpose of most automations is to obscure responsibility.

1/30/2026, 4:18:12 PM


by: dmitrygr

Fleet API gives location data, no? I bet this discount will be paid for by this location data

1/30/2026, 8:08:25 PM


by: xnx

Marketing stunt

1/30/2026, 5:43:26 PM


by: theturtle

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1/30/2026, 5:42:52 PM


by: cs702

TL;DR: 50% insurance discount for Tesla vehicles driven by Tesla FSD.<p>On the surface, this looks like an endorsement of Tesla&#x27;s claims about FSD safety.

1/30/2026, 8:07:26 PM