Tesla is about to face a class action after a judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that the automaker overcharged people using its insurance with “real-time data” after increasing their premiums over “fake crash warnings”.
When launching its own car insurance product, Tesla utilized its capacity to collect real-time driving data from its vehicles to create what it calls a “Safety Score,” which basically gives drivers a score based on how and when they drive in order to affect their monthly premium negatively or positively.
The move was to counter the fact that many third-party insurers were charging very expensive premiums on Tesla vehicles.
There has been some controversy about the factors that would influence the score, like acceleration, driving at night, and collision warnings.
The problem with the latter is that Tesla’s…