Now, 'driver assessment' system to help track how well drivers drive

A new "driver assessment" program has been launched that can evaluate the driving behaviour of people and ultimately can help them get discounted insurance rates for driving well.

General Motors' OnStar division has provided the system in cars that will track how well drivers drive; hard braking, hard acceleration, and so on and offer detailed feedback after collecting 90 days' worth of data, the Verge reported.

Afterward, they'll have the option of forwarding the data on to Progressive as part of its Snapshot insurance discount program, where people can get discounted insurance rates for driving well.

GM has stated that control of the system would completely be in the hands of the customer, it only notes that drivers control whether they receive an assessment.

The company would be using anonymized driving data to compare participating drivers to national averages

GM further added that the feature will be available on all 2016 models sold in the US, "most" 2015 models, and a selection of 2013 and 2014 models.