GM agrees to $220 million driver-data settlement

General Motors agreed Oct. 29, 2026, to pay $220 million to settle claims by a 36-state attorneys general coalition co-led by Oregon and Washington that it sold Smart Driver location and driving data to brokers used by insurers. Oregon AG Dan Rayfield said, “People bought a car, not a tracking device.” Smart Driver ran from 2016 to 2024 and has been discontinued. Investigators said the OnStar app told more than 370,000 drivers—380,000 per Peak of Ohio—they were not enrolled while data was collected and sold; GM later quietly unenrolled them without notice, leaving data with brokers and insurers. Attorneys general said GM promised not to share data with insurers without permission yet sold personal, identifiable data, and some drivers paid higher premiums. A GM spokesperson said the agreement addresses the ended program and reinforces privacy practices. The settlement requires affirmative express consent before collecting or disclosing driving and location data, limits collection to what is necessary, mandates privacy assessments, and requires dealership training. It provides no consumer restitution; a private class action is pending. Washington will receive $12.3 million. A separate Texas case continues.